fruitcake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
A crazy or eccentric person.
A homosexual male.

/ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/ En-us-fruitcake.ogg

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Compound of fruit + cake. First attested in c. 1687. Sense 2, predated by nutty as a fruitcake, was first attested in c. 1952.

fruit

mince pie

fruitcakey

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