nutty

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Having or showing an absurd or irrational sense of humor.

  - "His nutty jokes always leave us in stitches."
  - "Despite her nutty behavior, she managed to graduate top of her class."

• noun

  2. A seed or kernel of various fruits, especially of the peanut or coconut.

  - "Squirrels hide nuts for the winter."
  - "I love eating roasted nuts as a snack."

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Synonyms

nuts , squirrelly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with nutty
butty , nutty putty , hutty , cutty

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Homophones

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1. nutty (English) : having or showing an absurd or irrational sense of humor
   

2. nutty (English) : a seed or kernel of various fruits
   

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Variants

List of all variants of nutty that leads to same result
nuttier , nuttiest , nuttily , nuttiness , nuttinesses , nutty

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Forms

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nuttier, nuttiest, nuts, nutty-butter, nutty-bread

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Etymology

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Old English hnutu, from hnut, a nut; related to hnitan to shake, from Proto-Germanic *nutunaz.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the largest nut is a macadamia nut, which weighed 3.3 pounds.

2. The term 'nutty' was first used in print in the early 1600s.

3. Peanuts are technically not nuts, but legumes.

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Related Concepts

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1. absurdism: A philosophical and literary movement that emphasizes the irrational and the absurd as a means of exposing the contradictions and absurdities of modern life.

2. slapstick: A comedic style that uses physical comedy and exaggerated reactions to create humor.

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Culture

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The term 'nutty' is often used to describe someone who has an absurd or irrational sense of humor. In literature, the term has been used to describe characters in works such as 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and 'Fight Club'. In music, the term has been used as a nickname for various artists and bands, such as 'Nutty Professor' and 'Nutty Boys'. In art, the term has been used to describe works that are whimsical or absurd.

How to Memorize "nutty"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a squirrel burying nuts in the ground. Visualize the shape and texture of a nut.
   - Visualize a person making a nutty joke and the reactions of those around them.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'nutty' with a squirrel burying nuts. Associate it with a person making absurd jokes.
   - Associate the term 'nutty' with a delicious snack.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym NUTS to remember the definitions: N for Nut (seed or kernel), U for Unusual (absurd or irrational), T for Tree (squirrels hide nuts in trees), and S for Silly (absurd or irrational humor).

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