"nuts" meaning in English

See nuts in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nʌts/ Audio: en-us-nuts.ogg Forms: more nuts [comparative], most nuts [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌts Head templates: {{en-adj}} nuts (comparative more nuts, superlative most nuts)
  1. (colloquial) Insane, mad. Tags: colloquial Translations (insane): boig (Catalan), gek (Dutch), cinglé (French), dingue (French), verrückt (German), irre (German), τρελός (trelós) [masculine] (Greek), pazzo (Italian), чукнат (čuknat) [masculine] (Macedonian), штракнат (štraknat) [masculine] (Macedonian), одлепен (odlepen) [masculine] (Macedonian), loco (Spanish), zumbado [colloquial] (Spanish), sonado (Spanish), tocado (Spanish), tocado del ala (Spanish), majareta (Spanish), chaveta (Spanish), tarambana (Spanish), knäpp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-adj-GtjXdhSZ Categories (other): Genitalia Disambiguation of Genitalia: 10 10 10 8 14 7 15 10 16 Disambiguation of 'insane': 100 0 0
  2. (colloquial) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered. Tags: colloquial Translations (angered): wild (German) Translations (crazy, pleased): verrückt (German), scharf (German)
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-adj-J7QXf5sA Categories (other): Genitalia Disambiguation of Genitalia: 10 10 10 8 14 7 15 10 16 Disambiguation of 'angered': 0 90 10 Disambiguation of 'crazy, pleased': 0 93 7
  3. (colloquial) Very fond of (on) someone. Tags: colloquial Translations (very fond): verrückt (German)
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-adj-6ygTFx5p Categories (other): Genitalia Disambiguation of Genitalia: 10 10 10 8 14 7 15 10 16 Disambiguation of 'very fond': 0 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nutty

Interjection

IPA: /nʌts/ Audio: en-us-nuts.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌts
  1. Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-intj-XMQSBZfv
  2. Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it, no way, or nothing doing; often followed by to.
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-intj-oK8QG9Zm Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, Genitalia Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 2 3 9 9 15 22 4 9 27 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 10 10 10 8 14 7 15 10 16

Noun

IPA: /nʌts/ Audio: en-us-nuts.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} nuts
  1. plural of nut Tags: form-of, plural Form of: nut
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-noun-vIXh4WPY Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 2 3 9 9 15 22 4 9 27

Noun

IPA: /nʌts/ Audio: en-us-nuts.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} nuts pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) The testicles. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-noun-aPdJuznR Categories (other): Genitalia Disambiguation of Genitalia: 10 10 10 8 14 7 15 10 16
  2. (poker) An unbeatable hand; the best poker hand available. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-noun-Gyvtm48S Categories (other): Poker Topics: card-games, poker

Verb

IPA: /nʌts/ Audio: en-us-nuts.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} nuts
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nut Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: nut Derived forms: bugnuts, drive someone nuts, fucknuts, fuzznuts, go nuts, numbnuts, nutso, nutsy, nutzoid, shitnuts Related terms: dead-nuts (english: possibly etymologically related, but Wiktionary isn't sure about the etymology of the term)
    Sense id: en-nuts-en-verb-2sfsYgpY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Genitalia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 17 14 21 2 0 9 35 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 2 3 9 9 15 22 4 9 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 8 8 25 1 0 5 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 17 15 19 1 0 8 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 17 15 19 1 0 8 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 4 14 12 19 3 0 7 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 5 11 14 21 1 0 8 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 4 14 12 19 1 0 7 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 4 9 12 23 3 0 7 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 5 18 12 19 3 0 7 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 4 13 15 19 3 0 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 2 5 10 13 20 9 0 8 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 3 11 13 19 1 0 7 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 2 4 14 14 21 3 0 7 35 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 10 10 10 8 14 7 15 10 16
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      "audio": "en-us-nuts.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/28/En-us-nuts.ogg/En-us-nuts.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/En-us-nuts.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌts"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuts"
}

Download raw JSONL data for nuts meaning in English (12.7kB)

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  "called_from": "form_description/20250107",
  "msg": "Form tags without form: desc='plural plural-only', tagsets=[('plural', 'plural-only')]",
  "path": [
    "nuts"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "nuts",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </p>",
  "path": [
    "nuts"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "nuts",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <span> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "nuts"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "nuts",
  "trace": "started on line 1, detected on line 1"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "nuts"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "nuts",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </p>",
  "path": [
    "nuts"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "nuts",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <span> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "nuts"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "nuts",
  "trace": "started on line 1, detected on line 1"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "nuts"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "nuts",
  "trace": ""
}

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