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Nutcase

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cranknoun(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
nutnoun(food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
fruitcakenounA cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
screwballnoun(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
crackpotnoun(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.

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crackpotnoun(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
cranknoun(now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
fruitcakenounA cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
screwballnoun(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
nutnoun(food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
lunaticnounAn insane person.
wackonoun(slang, somewhat derogatory) An amusingly eccentric or irrational person.
crazenounA temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.
crazynounVery excited or enthusiastic.
psychonoun(chiefly derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
insaneExhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
madmannounA man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
kooknoun(slang, chiefly US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
maniacnoun(figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
moronnoun(informal, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
foolnoun(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
idiotnoun(derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.
imbecilenoun(derogatory) A fool, an idiot.
freaknoun(slang, chiefly derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.
loonnoun(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

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