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# nutty as a fruitcake

idiom (adjective phrase used after «be»: as nutty as a fruitcake)

«nutty as a fruitcake» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, humorous) completely mad or very strange.

### In the lessons

Used jokingly to say someone is crazy or very odd; a fruitcake has many nuts, and «nutty» means crazy. Humorous register, all English-speaking countries; can be unkind about real illness.

### Examples

- Our neighbour is as nutty as a fruitcake — she walks her cat on a lead.
- My grandad's nutty as a fruitcake, but great fun.
- That idea is as nutty as a fruitcake.
- He painted his car pink with spots — nutty as a fruitcake.
- You're nutty as a fruitcake if you think I'll eat that.
- The teacher called the plan «nutty as a fruitcake».

### Note

It is a pun on «nutty» (full of nuts, and crazy). A «fruitcake» alone can also mean a crazy person. Do not use it about people with real mental illness. Plain words: mad, crazy, very strange.