nutter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈnʌtər/ (Scotland)
- /ˈnʌtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English nutter, notere, equivalent to nut + -er.
Meanings
- A person who gathers nuts.
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(Ireland, UK, derogatory, informal, sometimes) An eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person.
When I asked Mr Robinson why he'd made his own attempts, he said, 'It gets to be a bug. And I suppose I'm a nutter.'
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 268:That bird who's hanging' out with you is mad like cat piss / Like bread and jam, or a knife going with butter / Face it son, your missus is a nutter!
2005, “Your Missus Is A Nutter”, performed by Goldie Lookin Chain:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nutters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
nuts · nuttiness · nutso · nutty
Synonyms
nutcase · nutbag · odd bod · crackpot · fruit and nut case · loony · dingbat · mental case · nutter · strange fish · live one · crack · coot · kook · nutbar · nutburger · nut ball · wild man · basket case · nutbag · fruit cake · queerdo · rum · basket weaver · unconventional · wack · strangeling · weirdo · crackpot · wingnut · eccentric · wackadoodle · whackjob · space cadet · madcap · nutcase · loony · glaik · screwball · whacko · fruit loop · eccentric · oddball · kook · psycho · wackadoo · freak · wingnut · crank · nutcase · nutter · weirdo · wacko · strange bird · psychoceramic · oddity · kook · nut · wacko · head case · loony tune · fruitloop · nutjob · weirdie · madhead · wacko · space case · weirdling · bizarro · nut · nutjob · odd duck · odd fish · nutbar · space pilot · queer fish · lunatic · crazy · schizo · crazyhead · hard case · odd duck
Translations (5)
mk лу́дак (an eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person) · fi kahjo (an eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person) · cs blázen (an eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person) · fi kaheli (an eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person) · mi porowairangi (an eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person)