"nutball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nutball.wav Forms: nutballs [plural], nut ball [alternative]
Etymology: From nut + ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nut|ball}} nut + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} nutball (plural nutballs)
  1. (informal) A crazy person. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-nutball-en-noun-CrXwzlPY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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