"wingnut" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/ Audio: En-au-wingnut.ogg Forms: wingnuts [plural]
Etymology: From wing + nut. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wing|nut}} wing + nut Head templates: {{en-noun}} wingnut (plural wingnuts)
  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia. Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants Synonyms (tree of the genus Pterocarya): pterocarya Translations (genus Pterocarya (botany)): siipipähkinä (Finnish), ლაფანი (lapani) (Georgian), Flügelnuss [feminine] (German), لرک (lark) (Mazanderani), کهل (kohol) (Mazanderani), ლეფონი (leponi) (Mingrelian), لرگ (larg) (Persian), skrzydłorzech (Polish), лапи́на (lapína) [feminine] (Russian), крылооре́шник (krylooréšnik) [masculine] (Russian), птерока́рия (pterokárija) [feminine] (Russian), cnau adeiniog [feminine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-wingnut-en-noun-mysHyaEi Disambiguation of Fagales order plants: 26 2 22 11 12 25 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 1 31 13 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 2 27 13 12 25 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 28 12 12 27 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 2 28 12 11 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 3 27 12 11 27 3 Disambiguation of 'tree of the genus Pterocarya': 86 1 4 1 2 4 2 Disambiguation of 'genus Pterocarya (botany)': 81 1 5 1 3 5 4
  2. (slang, derogatory, politics) Someone with bizarre or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views). Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-wingnut-en-noun-f08mOWLp Topics: government, politics
  3. (slang, derogatory, North American itinerant and street populations) A mentally ill homeless person. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants Synonyms (person of extreme political beliefs): extremist, radical, winger
    Sense id: en-wingnut-en-noun-efu7qn1h Disambiguation of People: 15 0 73 0 4 2 5 Disambiguation of Fagales order plants: 26 2 22 11 12 25 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mingrelian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 1 31 13 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 2 42 10 10 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 2 27 13 12 25 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 28 12 12 27 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 2 33 10 10 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 15 2 39 9 9 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 2 32 11 10 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mingrelian translations: 16 2 34 10 11 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 15 2 37 10 10 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 3 31 10 10 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 2 28 12 11 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 3 27 12 11 27 3 Disambiguation of 'person of extreme political beliefs': 5 22 35 24 4 9 2
  4. (slang, derogatory) Someone perceived as odd, eccentric, or extreme. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants Synonyms (odd or eccentric person): nut case Translations (odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person): kummajainen (Finnish), hörhö (Finnish), Spinner [masculine] (German), ебанат (jebanat) [masculine] (Russian), фрик (frik) [masculine] (Russian), чуда́к (čudák) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wingnut-en-noun-0MVMbO92 Disambiguation of Fagales order plants: 26 2 22 11 12 25 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 1 31 13 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 2 27 13 12 25 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 28 12 12 27 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 2 28 12 11 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 3 27 12 11 27 3 Disambiguation of 'odd or eccentric person': 3 1 38 52 1 2 2 Disambiguation of 'odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person': 3 15 16 61 1 2 2
  5. (slang, rural US) A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation). Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants
    Sense id: en-wingnut-en-noun-CK9beqUv Disambiguation of Fagales order plants: 26 2 22 11 12 25 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 1 31 13 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 2 27 13 12 25 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 28 12 12 27 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 2 28 12 11 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 3 27 12 11 27 3
  6. (slang, informal) A nickname given to someone with large ears. Tags: informal, slang Categories (lifeform): Fagales order plants
    Sense id: en-wingnut-en-noun-UDt1OPtT Disambiguation of Fagales order plants: 26 2 22 11 12 25 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 1 31 13 12 26 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 2 27 13 12 25 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 28 12 12 27 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 2 28 12 11 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 3 27 12 11 27 3
  7. Alternative form of wing nut. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wing nut Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-wingnut-en-noun-tqMZbBW8 Disambiguation of Politics: 0 24 22 0 0 0 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crank, weirdo, strange person Derived forms: wingnuttery, wingnutty Coordinate_terms: moonbat

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    }
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}
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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Mingrelian translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Welsh translations",
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      "word": "moonbat"
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        "A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia."
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          "text": "On November 21, evangelist Franklin Graham (son of the late Rev. Billy Graham and a strident Trump supporter) discussed impeachment when he appeared on fellow wingnut Eric Metaxas’ radio show.",
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        "(slang, informal) A nickname given to someone with large ears."
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    {
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      "sense": "person of extreme political beliefs",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "word": "siipipähkinä"
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      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "word": "ლაფანი"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Mazanderani",
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      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "word": "لرک"
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      "roman": "leponi",
      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "word": "ლეფონი"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "larg",
      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "word": "لرگ"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "word": "skrzydłorzech"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lapína",
      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лапи́на"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krylooréšnik",
      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pterokárija",
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      "sense": "genus Pterocarya (botany)",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person",
      "word": "kummajainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person",
      "word": "hörhö"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Spinner"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jebanat",
      "sense": "odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person",
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      ],
      "word": "ебанат"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "frik",
      "sense": "odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "фрик"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čudák",
      "sense": "odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person",
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      ],
      "word": "чуда́к"
    }
  ],
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}

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