different between nuts vs looney

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?ts/

Noun

nuts

1. plural of nut
2. (vulgar, slang) Testicles.

   Ohhh, he just got kicked in the nuts!

3. (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)

1. (colloquial) Insane, mad.

   After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts.

2. (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.

3. (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

1. Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

   Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.

2. 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

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nut

Anagrams

• Unst, stun, tsun, tuns

English

Etymology

At least from 1829.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: loony, loonie, luny

Adjective

looney (comparative more looney, superlative most looney)

1. Alternative spelling of loony

Noun

looney (plural looneys)

1. Alternative spelling of loony

References