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nuts

[nuhts]

interjection

  1. Also nertz. (used to express disgust, defiance, disapproval, despair.)



adjective

  1. insane; crazy.

nuts

/ ʌٲ /

adjective

  1. a slang word for insane

  2. slangextremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about)

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interjection

  1. slangan expression of disappointment, contempt, refusal, or defiance

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plural noun

  1. a slang word for testicles See testicle

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nuts1

First recorded in 1900–05; plural of nut
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. be nuts about,

    1. to be extremely or excessively enthusiastic about; be fervent in one's admiration of.

      Both of them are nuts about chamber music.

    2. to be deeply in love with.

      He's nuts about his new girlfriend.

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Example Sentences

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“Prime Minister” is not be that interested in wrangling, dealing and lawmaking, or even the nuts and bolts of her progressive views.

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UK businesses are legally required to declare if a product they sell contains one of the 14 regulated allergens - including nuts and milk.

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California, which grows more than one-third of the nation’s vegetables and more than three-quarters of its fruits and nuts, has long been dependent on undocumented labor to tend its crops.

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"Hearing kids openly and talk normally about World Cup podiums, it almost makes me laugh, because this is nuts," said Ryding.

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The tone swerve into body-count humor and the nuts and bolts of violence eventually prove too much for Crano and Craig to effectively mold into a comedy of perception and privilege.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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