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Definition of Nut case
1. Noun. A whimsically eccentric person.
Generic synonyms: Eccentric, Eccentric Person, Flake, Geek, Oddball
Derivative terms: Screwball
Definition of Nut case
1. Noun. (informal) An eccentric or crazy person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nut Case
Literary usage of Nut case
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States, and the by Charles Waterton (1879)
"Goodness knows how long it takes one of thei-e monkeys to break a nut-case; but
the time must be great, for on one occasion, we got quietly amongst a lot of ..."
2. The Sherman Law: An Anchor -- to Yesterday, a Plea for Its Modernization in by Hugh Farrell (1922)
"The term "unfair methods of competition," as set out in the Trade Commission act,
had never been defined by the court, and the Beech-nut case was the first ..."
3. Claudine the Circus Woman by Timothy J. Quinlan (2000)
""The jury could think you are a killer, nut-case as opposed to a ... I didn't
feel like a nut case. In a way, I felt more like an actor freshly off stage. ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1920)
"... their attitude in those cases will be very largely influenced by the decision
of the United States Supreme Court in the pending Beech-nut case. ..."
5. Folio (1885)
"But "once on a time " to the forest Came one with the fair magic wand, When,
presto ! the dark little nut-case Flew open at his command, And, lo ! sparkling ..."
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