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nut

124 9.9
A male body part that makes sperm
  • noun
  • /nʌt/
  • Offensive
: cojón
  • Were they, were they, did he have bigger nuts than Mike does?
  • left nut
  • nut sack
  • cut your nuts

Go punch somebody in the nuts and look in their eyes.

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Examples

  • I got some big nuts!

  • Kate looked at the two of us as if we were both a little nuts, which we were.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Clean up your nuts and make Santa proud of you this year.

  • Boy, Lewis would go nuts if he knew I'd spent the night.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Imagine being pelted in the nuts over and over again.

  • - Kick him, Stubby, kick him in the nuts.

  • You ain't got the nuts!

  • Sometimes historical inaccuracies drive me nuts; other times they don't bother me at all.

    Blog text (7)
  • When we played football, I accidentally landed on my nut and it hurt a lot.

  • He winced in pain after getting kicked in the nuts during the game.

Synonyms

ball
vsnut
  • Offensive
381 9.8

A slang word for one of a man's testicles

is slang but less vulgar and more playful in tone
testicle
vsnut
  • Specialized
92 6.5

An oval part in the male body that makes sperm and male hormones

is informal slang rather than anatomical or clinical terminology
bollock
vsnut
  • Offensive
12 9.9

One of the two male body parts that make sperm

is slang used generally rather than mainly in that regional variety
testis
vsnut
  • Specialized
3 7.1

One of the two male glands that make sperm and the hormone testosterone

is everyday slang rather than a precise medical or scientific label
orchis
vsnut
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A male body part that makes sperm and male hormones

is common slang used in speech rather than rare classical language
ballock
vsnut
  • Offensive
9.9

One of the two male body parts that make sperm

is modern slang used playfully rather than as an old or formal term

Idioms

to bust a nut
  • Offensive
5 9.9

To release semen during sex and used jokingly to show extreme excitement

to crack a nut
  • Informal
1 7.3

To use much more force or effort than needed to solve a small problem

To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task

off one's nut
  • Offensive
9.9

Acting in a very strange and not sensible way

To use far more force or effort than needed for a small task

Compounds

nut job
  • Slur
38 8.8

A rude word for a person who acts in a very strange or crazy way

nut case
  • Slur
20 8.2

A person who behaves in a strange or unexpected way

15 3.9

A hard round seed with a sweet, creamy taste often used in cooking and baking

wing nut
  • Offensive
10 9.0

A person with extreme political views that people insult

9 2.3

An edible seed from some pine trees used in cooking and baking

nut house
  • Slur
7 9.9

An insulting slang word for a hospital for people with mental illness

5 2.0

Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing

3 2.5

A large three-sided nut with white oily meat and a hard brown shell

3 2.7

A smooth spread made from crushed nuts

2 2.5

A sweet snack of nuts and sugar on a thin baked base cut into bars

A small green seed from a tree that you eat as a snack or in cooking

wing nut
  • Specialized
2 2.8

A small metal piece with two flat wings you turn by hand

2 1.8

A kidney-shaped nut roasted before eating and used as a snack or in cooking

betel nut
  • Indian
1 8.3

A seed chewed with betel leaves and lime to make you feel more awake, often in South and Southeast Asia

1 1.8

A bread made with chopped nuts mixed into the dough

1 2.1

A tree that grows nuts you can eat

1 5.6

A hard nut from a North American tree that you can eat

1 7.4

A small round Chinese fruit with a thin shell, soft sweet inside, and one seed

1 6.1

A peanut that is still in its shell, often with two nuts inside

1 7.1

A bitter brown seed from a West African tree used to help people feel more awake and flavor cola

cola nut
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A bitter brown seed from a West African tree that contains caffeine and is used to flavor drinks

wing-nut
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A metal nut with two flat wings for tightening by hand

A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert

palm nut
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A seed from an oil palm tree that people use to make oil

1 2.0

A hard-shelled seed with an edible part inside, like an almond or walnut

areca nut
  • Indian
1 9.9

A seed from a palm tree chewed with betel leaves and lime in South and Southeast Asia

1 2.1

A tall Amazon rainforest tree that makes large seeds you can eat

1 6.2

An edible seed from some pine trees eaten as a snack or used in cooking

1 5.7

A small hard biscuit flavored with ginger often eaten with tea

oil nut
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A soft oily fruit from the rabbitwood tree used for oil

hex nut
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A small metal piece with six flat sides that screws onto a bolt to hold things together

1 5.5

A pine tree that makes seeds you can eat

1 7.8

A grasslike plant with small edible parts under the ground that often grows as a weed

A very tall tree in the Amazon that produces Brazil nuts

1 2.2

A layer of chopped nuts used to add flavor and crunch to food

wing nut
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A tree with small winged seeds that grows near rivers in Asia

wing-nut
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A tree that makes small nuts with wing-like parts that the wind carries

1 8.2

A hard white seed from a South American palm used to make buttons and small objects

1 9.2

A liquid from the nuts of a tropical tree that people use for cooking and for skin and hair

1 6.1

A metal piece with two flat wings you turn by hand to hold things together

babassu nut
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A hard-shelled palm nut that gives oil and has an inside you can eat

A small Australian tree grown for its sweet, edible nuts

square nut
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A small metal piece with four flat sides that fits on a bolt to hold things together

Chile nut
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A shrub from Chile with red fruit and edible seeds like hazelnuts

1 8.3

A large tree from the eastern United States that makes very big, sweet nuts

1 8.8

A tree in the eastern United States that makes very large edible nuts

1 8.5

A grass-like plant with small round edible underground tubers that often grows as a weed

nut tool
  • Jargon
1 9.5

A small metal hook climbers use to pull stuck climbing nuts from rock cracks

packing nut
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A small metal piece you tighten to press seal material and stop leaks on valves or pumps

souari nut
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A large South American evergreen tree that makes edible seeds used for cooking oil

bonduc nut
  • Australian
9.9

A hard shiny gray seed often used to make necklaces and beads

A large nut you can eat with a hard brown shell and creamy white inside from South America

buffalo nut
  • Specialized
9.9

An oily soft fruit from the rabbitwood tree

buffalo nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub that attaches to hemlock roots and has small green flowers and soft fruits

4.6

An edible seed from some pine trees like Swiss pine used in cooking or as a snack

An edible seed from the Swiss pine with a mild taste often eaten raw or roasted

A large pine tree from the high Alps that makes edible seeds called cembra nuts

9.1

A Chilean shrub that produces red fruit with an edible seed like a hazelnut

cohune nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A large nut from a palm that gives oil and has a hard shell carved like ivory

A thick cooking oil from the nuts of a cohune palm that people also use to make soap

A fragrant black seed from the tonka bean tree used like vanilla in food and perfume

coquilla nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A hard brown nut from a South American palm used for carving and instead of ivory

9.9

An oily seed from the wild mango tree that people eat or press for oil

9.9

A plant from Europe with small edible tubers that people eat and use to add flavor

elk nut
  • Specialized
9.9

An oily small fruit from a rabbitwood bush that elk eat

9.8

A hard white seed from a South American palm tree that people polish to make buttons

A medium-sized tree from southern Europe with a wide top that makes edible seeds like small almonds

A tropical tree that produces large brown nuts containing caffeine used to make cola drinks

6.7

A tall West African tree that produces large brown seeds used for cola flavor

A small pine tree from Mexico and southern Texas with edible seeds and short needles

9.9

A large brown nut from an African tree that contains caffeine and gives cola flavor

grugru nut
  • Specialized
9.9

An edible nut from palm trees that grow in Brazil or the Caribbean

hiccough nut
  • South African
9.9

A shrub or climbing plant from Africa with bright red flowers

Surface Forms

nut singular
nuts plural

Etymology

Nut as slang for a testicle comes from the simple image that testicles look like small round 'nuts', so people began to use the word that way. So when people say being hit in the nuts they mean a painful hit to the male genitals.