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wingnut

/ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/

wingnut noun: a deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia. Also the alternative form of wing nut.

wingnut: a deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia
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Noun

wingnut (plural wingnuts)

  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
    Synonyms:
    pterocarya
  2. (derogatory, informal) A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.
    • Near-synonyms: nut, nut job, nut case, crank, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:mad person
    • We are witnessing a wingnut war break out in American politics, organized on the Internet and fought out in airwaves and in town halls, wingnuts firing their shots from the outer reaches and strafing the common sense center.2009 October 7, John Avlon, “Avlon: Extremism in danger of acceptance”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Special to CNN
  3. (slang, rural US) A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).
  4. (informal, slang) A person with large ears.

Also used as

wingnut is also the alternative form of wing nut.

wingnut meaning in Persian

wingnut in Persian

genus Pterocarya (botany)
لرک lark, کهل kohol, لرگ larg

Examples of wingnut in a sentence

  • He was elected, wingnut raised and corn fed / Teabags dragging on the chamber floor / He did what he had to do to get southern boys to vote for you / To grease the wheels to get you in the door2014, “The Part of Him”, in Patterson Hood (lyrics), English Oceans, performed by Drive-By Truckers:
  • Billy Graham and a strident Trump supporter) discussed impeachment when he appeared on fellow wingnut Eric Metaxas’ radio show.2019 November 27, Alex Henderson, AlterNet:
  • Arab oil tyrants and the Bee Gees were all making out like bandits, and a bunch of very well-funded cranks and wingnuts were about to fall backasswards into a pot of gold.2026 June 3, John Birmingham, “Neoliberalism ate the world. Enter: Pauline Hanson”, in Crikey:

Synonyms of wingnut

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Forms of wingnut

pluralwingnuts

Origin of wingnut

From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".

Words formed from wingnut

Questions about wingnut

What does wingnut mean?
Wingnut means a deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
What is wingnut in Persian?
Wingnut in Persian is لرک (lark), کهل (kohol), لرگ (larg). See Wingnut meaning in Persian.
How do you use wingnut in a sentence?
He was elected, wingnut raised and corn fed / Teabags dragging on the chamber floor / He did what he had to do to get southern boys to vote for you / To grease the wheels to get you in the door
What part of speech is wingnut?
Wingnut is a noun.
How do you pronounce wingnut?
Wingnut is pronounced /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/.
What is the plural of wingnut?
The plural of wingnut is wingnuts.

Words near wingnut in the dictionary

  1. wingmans
  2. wingmanship
  3. wingmate
  4. wingmates
  5. wingmen
  6. wingnut
  7. wingnutosphere
  8. wingnuts
  9. wingnuttery
  10. wingnutty
  11. Wingo

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