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nuts
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?ts/
Noun
nuts
- plural of nut
- (vulgar, slang) Testicles.
- Ohhh, he just got kicked in the nuts!
- (poker) An unbeatable hand; the best poker hand available.
- If the board is 237QA, all of spades, the nuts is 45 of spades.
- If the board is 4444J, the nuts is any hand with an ace.
Translations
Adjective
nuts (comparative more nuts, superlative most nuts)
- (colloquial) Insane, mad.
- After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts.
- (colloquial, figuratively) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.
- I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.
- The referee made a bad call against the home team and the crowd went nuts.
- (colloquial) Very fond of (on) someone.
- He's been nuts on her since the day they met.
Synonyms
- nutty
- See also Thesaurus:insane
Translations
Interjection
nuts
- Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.
- Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.
- Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it, no way, or nothing doing; often followed by to.
Usage notes
- The association with testicles (See noun above.) adds an intensifying effect to the anger or rejection.
- Use of "Nuts" rather than another form of "No" is often intentionally insulting. (e.g. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's response to a German request for surrender during the Battle of the Bulge)
Verb
nuts
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nut
Anagrams
- Unst, stun, tsun, tuns
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certifiable
English
Etymology
certify +? -able
Adjective
certifiable (comparative more certifiable, superlative most certifiable)
- (of a document) That can, or that must be certified.
- (informal, of a person) Mentally ill to such an extent that involuntary institutionalization is appropriate; crazy.
Synonyms
- (mentally ill): insane, mad, nuts
Derived terms
- certifiably
Translations
Noun
certifiable (plural certifiables)
- (informal) A crazy person.
References
- certifiable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- certifiable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- rectifiable
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