Nuts to you! — exclam. Go away!; Drop dead! □ Well, nuts to you! You are just plain rude! □ Nuts to you! I will NOT lend you money! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nuts — (adj.) crazy, 1846, from earlier be nutts upon be very fond of (1785), which is possibly from nuts (plural noun) any source of pleasure (1610s), from NUT (Cf. nut) (q.v.). Sense influenced probably by metaphoric application of nut to head (1846,… … Etymology dictionary
nuts — uts (n[u^]ts), pred. a. Crazy; loony; insane; batty; used in a predicate position, ususually in phrases such as to go nuts, went nuts, are you nuts? [slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nuts — 1. mod. crazy. □ You’re nuts if you think I care. □ That whole idea is just nuts! 2. exclam. No!; I don’t believe you!; I don’t care! (Usually Nuts!) □ Nuts! You don’t know what you are talking about … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
nuts — nuts1 [nʌts] adj [not before noun] informal 1.) crazy ▪ Are you nuts? ▪ I m going to go nuts (=become crazy) if I don t find a new job soon. ▪ Turn that radio off. It s driving me nuts (=annoying me very much) . 2.) go nutsspoken … Dictionary of contemporary English
nuts — 1 adjective (not before noun) informal 1 crazy: go nuts (=become crazy): I ll go nuts if I have to wait any longer. | drive sb nuts (=annoy someone very much): Turn that radio off. It s driving me nuts. 2 be nuts about/on/over to like someone or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nuts — adj Crazy, insane. You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you. 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
nuts — adj. & int. adj. sl. crazy, mad, eccentric. int. sl. an expression of contempt or derision (nuts to you). Phrases and idioms: be nuts about (or on) colloq. be enthusiastic about or very fond of … Useful english dictionary
Nuts — pl n 1. testicles; 2. expression of defiance, disgust, etc.: Nuts to you! ; 3. crazy; insane … Dictionary of Australian slang
nuts — I Australian Slang pl n 1. testicles; 2. expression of defiance, disgust, etc.: Nuts to you! ; 3. crazy; insane II Everyday English Slang in Ireland (a) mad … English dialects glossary
