NUTTY
What does "NUTTY" mean?
Tasting of or containing nuts; also, informally, eccentric or crazy.
Meanings
- Having a flavour or texture reminiscent of nuts. The aged cheese had a rich, nutty finish.
- Crazy, foolish, or eccentric. It sounds nutty, but his wild plan actually worked. informal
- Enthusiastically fond of something or someone. She's absolutely nutty about old jazz records. informal
Word origin
From 'nut' plus '-y'; the 'crazy' sense grew from older slang in which 'nut' meant the head, so to be 'off one's nut' was to be out of one's mind.
Remember it
NUTTY doubles its 'T' like a squirrel doubling its stash - and a nutty person has gone a bit 'off their nut'.
A little poem
They called his blueprint nutty, laughed him out the door-
then bought the bridge he built across the floor.
couplet
Wordplay
- My friend opened a bakery using only walnuts and pecans. The reviews all agreed: the place is nutty.
What it teaches
Most ideas called nutty are just early - the world catches up to the cracked ones last.
Quick facts
What does NUTTY mean?
Tasting of or containing nuts; also, informally, eccentric or crazy.
Is NUTTY a valid word?
Yes — NUTTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NUTTY?
NUTTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does NUTTY come from?
From 'nut' plus '-y'; the 'crazy' sense grew from older slang in which 'nut' meant the head, so to be 'off one's nut' was to be out of one's mind.
What can NUTTY teach us?
Most ideas called nutty are just early - the world catches up to the cracked ones last.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.