nutcase
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈnʌtˌkeɪs/
- Offensive
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loco
- Everyone in DC should protest this nutcase being allowed to keep his job.
- just a nutcase
- a total nutcase
- a real nutcase
Examples
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According to Caltech, this Webber guy was a bona fide genius and a borderline nutcase.
Fiction book (1999) -
He's a nutcase, but he always needs dough.
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This must be the nutcase class, is it?
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Every nutcase in the city is on the road today.
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You never knew what might light the fuse on a nutcase like him.
Fiction book (1992) -
You never know what nutcases are out there.
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I think he's a nutcase.
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I wanted it to be true, considering what a nutcase he actually is.
Blog text (9) -
Still, a few genuine nutcases hang on; plus us.
Fiction book (2002) -
Everyone at the party thought he was a nutcase for dancing alone on the table.
Synonyms
309
7.5
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
149
8.1
A person who behaves wildly and dangerously and may hurt others
119
7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
95
6.4
A man who acts very strangely or dangerously and may be mentally ill
51
6.2
A person who acts in a wild or reckless way
49
9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or wild way
40
8.2
A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas
35
8.8
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
21
7.2
A person who acts in a strange way
14
9.7
A person who behaves in strange or silly ways
9
9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or dangerous way
5
8.5
A person who acts silly or strange to make others laugh
4
8.6
A person who acts in a silly or strange way
4
9.9
A person who behaves very strangely
3
7.9
A person who acts violently and without control
2
9.1
A person who acts in a very angry, dangerous, or unpredictable way
1
8.8
A person who acts in a way that seems crazy
1
9.1
An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
A person who behaves in a very strange and unreasonable way that worries others
A person with very foolish or wild ideas
A person who behaves in a wild or strange way
Compounds
How Crazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nutcase joins nut (slang for 'crazy') and case (a 'person in a certain state'). It gives the simple picture of someone's 'head' being a 'nut', which is why it is an informal name for a person who acts very strangely or may be dangerous.