English Explanatory Dictionary

land of fruits and nuts

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Derogatory name for California: a state of the United States.

Word forms

land of fruits and nuts the land of fruits and nuts

Etymology

In reference both to the agricultural bounty of the state, and to the suggested character of its people, fruit being slang for a gay or effeminate man, and nut for a crazy person.

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