FRUITCAKE

fruitcake

(noun) a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on

crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball

(noun) a whimsically eccentric person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fruitcake (countable and uncountable, plural fruitcakes)

A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia, colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.

(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 June 2025

ADMIRABLE

(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; ā€œan estimable young professorā€; ā€œtrains ran with admirable precisionā€; ā€œhis taste was impeccable, his health admirableā€


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