English Explanatory Dictionary

wingnut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
  2. A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.
  3. A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).
  4. A person with large ears.
  5. Alternative form of wing nut (“(mechanical) nut with wing-like projections”).

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/ En-au-wingnut.ogg

Word forms

wingnut wingnuts

Etymology

From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".

Synonyms

pterocarya nut nut job nut case crank weirdo bizarro coot crackpot eccentric freak glaik hard case kook live one nutbag nutbar nutcase nutter oddball oddity odd bod odd duck odd fish queerdo queer fish rum strange bird strange fish strangeling wack wacko weirdie weirdling wild man wingnut basket case basket weaver crack crazy crazyhead dingbat fruit and nut case fruit cake fruit loop fruitloop head case loony loony tune lunatic madcap madhead mental case nut ball nutburger nutjob psycho psychoceramic schizo screwball

Related words

extremist fundamentalist idealist left-winger militant moonbat radical right-winger utopian

Derived words

Caucasian wingnut wingnuttery wingnutty
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