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nuttery

nuttery

1 9.4
Wild, foolish behavior that causes confusion
  • noun
  • /ˈnʌtəri/
  • Slang
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  • The politician's remarks were dismissed as sheer nuttery by his critics.

Examples

  • 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.

  • Her idea to build a rocket in the backyard was viewed as an example of nuttery by her friends.

Synonyms

madness
vsnuttery
88 4.9

Very strong excitement or enthusiasm

means extreme foolish or chaotic behavior, not uncontrolled excitement
craziness
vsnuttery
68 4.2

Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind

is specifically about extreme informal foolish or chaotic activity
lunacy
vsnuttery
22 7.5

Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment

is more informal and vivid when describing extreme foolish behavior
batshit
vsnuttery
  • Offensive
4 9.9

An informal word for very crazy behavior or wild actions

is the same extreme chaos but without the overtly exaggerated tone
nuttiness
vsnuttery
  • Informal
1 5.2

A playful, slightly silly way of behaving that makes people laugh

describes a harsher, more chaotic and irrational form than amusing silliness
mishegoss
vsnuttery
  • Slang
1 9.9

Silly, often annoying behavior that causes confusion

refers to more extreme chaotic or irrational behavior than that light tone
looniness
vsnuttery
  • Informal
1 6.8

A very silly or crazy way of behaving that makes people laugh

focuses on more destructive chaotic irrational activity rather than playful silliness
pure muppetry
vsnuttery
  • Slang
9.9

Very foolish behavior that makes no sense

focuses also on chaotic or irrational activity not just foolish ridicule
state of bonkersdom
vsnuttery
  • Slang
9.9

A time when someone is very confused and acts a little crazy

expresses extreme foolish chaotic behavior in a straightforward informal way
insaneness
vsnuttery
  • Archaic
9.9

A condition that makes a person very ill in the mind

is the informal term for extreme foolish, chaotic, or irrational activity

Antonyms

34 5.4

Clear thinking and decisions based on facts and logic

3 3.6

A way of keeping things neat and in the right place

How Chaotic

insanity
231 6.5
nuttery
  • Slang
1 9.4
madness
112 4.6
eccentricity
15 7.8
oddness
1 5.8

Surface Forms

nuttery singular
nutteries plural

Morphology

nuttery = nut (semi-transparent) = nut + ery

Derived from the informal sense of 'nut' to denote behavior or a state ('the quality or activity of being nut-like'); predictable if the slang sense is known but not fully literal.

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'.