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nut·case

also nut case  (nŭt′kās′)
n. Slang
A crazy or eccentric person.
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nutcase

(ˈnʌtˌkeɪs)
n
slang an insane or very foolish person
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.nutcase - someone deranged and possibly dangerousnutcase - someone deranged and possibly dangerous
crazy, looney, weirdo
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
lunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person
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Translations

nutcase

[ˈnʌtkeɪs] N → chiflado/a m/f, chalado/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

nutcase

[ˈnʌtkeɪs] n (= crazy person) → cinglé(e) m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

nutcase

[ˈnʌtˌkeɪs] n (fam) → matto/a, pazzo/a, pazzerello/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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