wingnut
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/ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
- One who advocates extreme measures or changes, especially if they hold or are perceived to hold far-right viewpoints; a radical or reactionary.
- Someone with large, protruding ears.
noun
- A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
- Someone with crazy or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views).
- (North American itinerant and street populations) A mentally ill homeless person.
- Someone perceived as odd, eccentric, and/or extreme.
Related words
Synonyms
butterfly nutthumbnutcranknut caseweirdoextremistradicalwingertree nutnutwoodnut pinechestnutwalnuthognuttung treebreadnuthorse chestnutmarking-nut tree