Noun: nutcake 'nút,keyk
Usage: US, informal
- [US, informal] A person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
"Everyone thought he was a nutcake for believing in alien abductions";
- nutter [Brit, informal], wacko [informal], whacko [informal], nutbar [N. Amer, informal], nutjob [informal], wackadoodle [N. Amer, informal], basket case [informal], fruitcake [informal], whackjob [N. Amer, informal], wackjob [N. Amer, informal], mentalist [Brit, informal]
- Cake made with nuts
"She baked a delicious walnut nutcake for the holiday party"
Usage: US, informal
Derived forms: nutcakes
See also: madman
Type of: cake, dag [Austral, NZ, informal], eccentric, flake [N. Amer, informal], geek [informal], oddball [informal]