nut|case — or nut case «NUHT kays», noun, Informal. a wildly eccentric or insane person … Useful english dictionary
nut case — nut′ case n. Slang. cvb sts a deranged person; lunatic • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
nut case — ☆ nut case n. Slang one who is eccentric or crazy: also written nutcase … English World dictionary
nut case — {n. phr.} A very silly, crazy, or foolish person. * /I am going to be a nut case if I don t go on a vacation pretty soon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nut case — {n. phr.} A very silly, crazy, or foolish person. * /I am going to be a nut case if I don t go on a vacation pretty soon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nut case — noun a whimsically eccentric person • Syn: ↑crackpot, ↑crank, ↑nut, ↑fruitcake, ↑screwball • Derivationally related forms: ↑screwball (for: ↑screwball) … Useful english dictionary
nut\ case — n. phr. A very silly, crazy, or foolish person. I am going to be a nut case if I don t go on a vacation pretty soon … Словарь американских идиом
nut bar, nut case — See a nut case … English idioms
nut case — /ˈnʌt keɪs/ (say nut kays) noun Colloquial a foolish or eccentric person …
nut-case — n a crazy person. A slang version of mental case which spread from American speech into British usage at the end of the 1950s. It is now a fairly mild term, usually denoting harmless eccentricity. A racier, more modern version is headcase … Contemporary slang