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wingnuts

wingnuts is the plural of wingnut.

Meaning of wingnut

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
  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.

Questions about wingnuts

What is wingnuts the plural of?
Wingnuts is the plural of wingnut.

Words near wingnuts in the dictionary

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

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