nuttery
- noun
- /ˈnʌtəri/
- Slang
- The politician's remarks were dismissed as sheer nuttery by his critics.
Examples
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It keeps their hypocrisy, racism, sexism, religious nuttery, and homophobia out in the open where all can see it.
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Aside from some rejection of the worst of the wing-nuttery (and yes, Texas, we see you endorsed some, too), the most remarkable thing about this election is how much we just asked for more of the same.
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You do not have the authority to have any influence over me with left-wing nuttery.
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I know there is a lot of religious nuttery there, just as there is everywhere (especially in Texas where I live now).
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Where would it put me on the spectrum of left-nuttery if I questioned why we even have to have a religious aspect to a state event?
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So you're attacking The Blaze for posting a story highlighting the origins of Israel's military campaign's name and calling it "right wing nuttery"?
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Many people consider conspiracy theories to be just a form of nuttery that distracts from real issues.
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Her idea to build a rocket in the backyard was viewed as an example of nuttery by her friends.
Synonyms
Very strong excitement or enthusiasm
Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind
Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment
An informal word for very crazy behavior or wild actions
A playful, slightly silly way of behaving that makes people laugh
Silly, often annoying behavior that causes confusion
A very silly or crazy way of behaving that makes people laugh
Very foolish behavior that makes no sense
A time when someone is very confused and acts a little crazy
A condition that makes a person very ill in the mind
Antonyms
How Chaotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nuttery is also used in a casual way for very silly or chaotic behavior. Here nut means 'crazy' and the ending -ery gives the idea of 'a state or thing', so it means a 'silly or crazy situation'.