nutsy
- adjective
- /ˈnʌtsi/
- Slang
- OK, well that's going to get people all nutsy in the coming weeks, no doubt trying to figure out what that's about.
Examples
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She's absolutely nutsy about collecting rare stamps from around the world.
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Are you going nutsy on me?
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Yeah, and this is the beginning of nutsy.
Blog text (20) -
He gets nutsy whenever his favorite band releases a new album.
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The kids were nutsy with excitement when they heard they were going to the amusement park.
Synonyms
Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
Acting or feeling very strange
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
Very silly and wild in a playful way
Being very excited and out of control
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nutsy comes from nuts meaning 'crazy' plus the ending -y that makes it an adjective. That's why it can mean being 'nutsy' about something: very excited or almost obsessed with it.