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nutcake

nutcake

1 9.1
An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
  • noun
  • /ˈnʌtˌkeɪk/
  • Offensive
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  • - Get this nutcake out of here.

Examples

  • Love you, nutcakes, er umm, nice ladies who have better workout willpower than me.

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  • I suspect that if God himself appeared to the Westboro nutcakes and said, "Stop it," they would tell God he was going to hell.

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  • I sipped coffee and watched all those other nutcakes, er, ummm... nice ladies.

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  • If you're just going about your lives as quiet skeptics living your own lives and get offended when some woo-spouting nutcake gets up in your face telling you that the lizard people are going to send their death beams into your brain, then guess what?

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  • HE'S A NUTCAKE.

  • I couldn't believe my friend acted like such a nutcake when he jumped into the freezing water without thinking.

  • At the party, he was telling such outrageous stories that everyone started calling him a nutcake.

  • The politician's bizarre ideas made him seem like a complete nutcake to the voters.

Synonyms

nut
vsnutcake
  • Informal
309 7.5

A person who behaves in a silly or strange way

is derogatory and more insulting than a playful label
madman
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
95 6.4

A man who acts very strangely or dangerously and may be mentally ill

is a derogatory term used for any person regardless of gender
nutcase
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
52 8.6

A person who behaves very strangely and may be dangerous

is insulting but does not always imply danger
lunatic
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
51 6.2

A person who acts in a wild or reckless way

is insulting but emphasises craziness or foolishness rather than recklessness
loco
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
49 9.8

A person who behaves in a strange or wild way

is informal and insulting but not limited to slang usage
crackpot
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
40 8.2

A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas

is an insulting term used more generally for crazy behaviour
kook
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
35 8.8

A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way

is insulting but not necessarily emphasising extreme eccentricity
fruitcake
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
24 8.4

A person who behaves in an odd or funny way

is an insulting informal term rather than gentle humor
nutball
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
5 8.5

A person who acts silly or strange to make others laugh

is an insulting informal term rather than light humorous teasing
screwball
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
5 8.3

A person who behaves in a strange, silly way

is an insulting term focusing on foolish or eccentric behaviour
nutbag
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
4 8.6

A person who acts in a silly or strange way

is an informal insult that emphasizes foolish or crazy behavior
meshuggener
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
1 9.9

People call someone silly or crazy as a friendly joke

is an insulting term rather than an affectionate or joking name
eccentric person
vsnutcake
1 6.0

A person with unusual habits or behavior

is an informal derogatory label rather than a neutral description of oddness
total nutcase
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
1 8.8

A person who acts in a way that seems crazy

is a derogatory term that is less extreme in intensity
total whackjob
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who behaves in a very strange and unreasonable way that worries others

is insulting but usually less extreme in intensity
ouf
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who behaves in a wild or strange way

is derogatory and negative rather than merely informal
crackbrain
vsnutcake
  • Offensive
9.9

A person with very foolish or wild ideas

is an insulting label for behaviour rather than only eccentric ideas
banana bender
vsnutcake
  • Australian
9.9

A lively, wild party or a quirky person who behaves wildly

is an insulting word for a person not for a party or event

How Crazy

maniac
  • Offensive
149 8.1
nutcase
  • Offensive
52 8.6
nutcake
  • Offensive
1 9.1
oddball
  • Offensive
21 7.2

Surface Forms

nutcake singular
nutcakes plural

Morphology

nutcake = nut + cake (opaque) = nut + cake

The term 'nutcake' is a metaphorical extension and does not directly relate to its components 'nut' and 'cake'.

Etymology

Nutcake comes from the informal nut, meaning someone 'crazy', with cake added as a playful insult. So calling someone a nutcake means they are acting 'crazy' or 'foolish'.