nut
noun
noun, orig US
1:
a: The head. (1841 —) . b off one's nut out of one's mind, insane. (1858 —) . c to do one's nut to be extremely angry or agitated. (1919 —) .
J. Brown I thought what Grace would say, that she'd do her nut maybe. But she didn't blink an eyelid (1972).
2:pl.
a: The testicles. (1863 —) .
R. Busby Russell got a boot in the nuts (1973). b to get one's nuts off to obtain sexual release by copulation and ejaculation. (c.1932 —) . Cf. rock.noun
3:
a: A madman; a crank. (1903 —) .
Nation Review (Melbourne): The Worker Student Alliance, a bunch of nuts in Melbourne (1973).
b: An enthusiast or aficionado, a 'buff'; often with qualifying noun. (1915 —) .
L. Gould If you're such a health nut, how come you take all those pills (1974).
4:dated A fashionable or showy young man of affected elegance. (1904 — 23).
R. Macaulay He always looked the same, calm, unruffled, tidy, the exquisite nut (1920).
5:US The amount of money needed for a venture; overhead costs; hence, any sum of money. (1909 —) .
Publishers Weekly He submitted a strong script that led Fox to substitute color film and wide screen for black-and-white and the conventional small-screen ratio, and to raise the nut to $400,000 (1972).
6: the nutsUS An excellent person or thing. (1917 —) .
W. Gaddis Get a little cross with mirrors in it, that would be the nuts if you want to suffer your way (1955).verb trans.
7: To consider, think, work out; often followed by out or up. (1919 —) .
R. Dentry I've been nutting the whole thing out....There's no future in it for you (1971).
8: To butt with the head; to hit on the head. (1937 —) .
J. Mandelkau He took it off and as I was getting out of mine he nutted me in the head (1971).
9: To kill; usu. inpassive . Also followed by off. (1974 —) .
E. Fairweather He's hated so much he knows he'd be nutted straight away (1984).
noun, orig US
1:
a: The head. (1841 —) . b off one's nut out of one's mind, insane. (1858 —) . c to do one's nut to be extremely angry or agitated. (1919 —) .
J. Brown I thought what Grace would say, that she'd do her nut maybe. But she didn't blink an eyelid (1972).
2:
a: The testicles. (1863 —) .
R. Busby Russell got a boot in the nuts (1973). b to get one's nuts off to obtain sexual release by copulation and ejaculation. (c.1932 —) . Cf. rock.
3:
a: A madman; a crank. (1903 —) .
Nation Review (Melbourne): The Worker Student Alliance, a bunch of nuts in Melbourne (1973).
b: An enthusiast or aficionado, a 'buff'; often with qualifying noun. (1915 —) .
L. Gould If you're such a health nut, how come you take all those pills (1974).
4:
R. Macaulay He always looked the same, calm, unruffled, tidy, the exquisite nut (1920).
5:
Publishers Weekly He submitted a strong script that led Fox to substitute color film and wide screen for black-and-white and the conventional small-screen ratio, and to raise the nut to $400,000 (1972).
6: the nuts
W. Gaddis Get a little cross with mirrors in it, that would be the nuts if you want to suffer your way (1955).
7: To consider, think, work out; often followed by out or up. (1919 —) .
R. Dentry I've been nutting the whole thing out....There's no future in it for you (1971).
8: To butt with the head; to hit on the head. (1937 —) .
J. Mandelkau He took it off and as I was getting out of mine he nutted me in the head (1971).
9: To kill; usu. in
E. Fairweather He's hated so much he knows he'd be nutted straight away (1984).
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