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nut job

US/ˈnʌt ˌdʒɑb/

nut job noun: someone who is crazy (insane).

Noun

nut job (plural nut jobs)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) Someone who is crazy (insane).
    • Some nut job from the government actually thought he could tax our moonshine!
    • She told me that she knew she sounded like a “nut job,” but she stressed that she had a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in social work and knew what mental illness looks like.2025 June 13, Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms of nut job

Forms of nut job

pluralnut jobs

Words formed from nut job

Questions about nut job

What does nut job mean?
Nut job means someone who is crazy (insane).
What part of speech is nut job?
Nut job is a noun.
How do you pronounce nut job?
Nut job is pronounced /ˈnʌt ˌdʒɑb/ (US).
What is the plural of nut job?
The plural of nut job is nut jobs.

Words near nut job in the dictionary

  1. nut heads
  2. nut house
  3. nut houses
  4. nut hugger
  5. nut huggers
  6. nut job
  7. nut jobs
  8. nut lettuce
  9. nut loaf
  10. nut loaves
  11. nut milk

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