wingnut

See also: wing-nut and wing nut

English

Fruit of the Chinese wingnut, Pterocarya stenoptera.

Etymology

wing +‎ nut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

wingnut (plural wingnuts)

A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
Alternative form of wing nut
(slang, derogatory) Someone with crazy or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views).
(slang, derogatory, North American itinerant and street populations) A mentally ill homeless person.
(slang, derogatory) Someone perceived as odd, eccentric, and/or extreme.
(slang, rural US) A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).

Synonyms

(tree of the genus Pterocarya): pterocarya
(odd or eccentric person): nut case, crank, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person
(person of extreme political beliefs): extremist, radical; winger

Coordinate terms

moonbat

Derived terms

wingnuttery
wingnutty

Translations

nut with winglike projections — see wing nut

genus Pterocarya (botany)

Finnish: siipipähkinä (fi)
German: Flügelnuss f

Polish: skrzydłorzech
Russian: лапи́на (ru) f (lapína), крылооре́шник m (krylooréšnik), птерока́рия f (pterokárija)

odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person

Finnish: kummajainen (fi), hörhö (fi)
German: Spinner (de) m

Russian: ебанат (ru) m (jebanat), фрик (ru) m (frik), чуда́к (ru) m (čudák)

Further reading

Wingnut (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Wingnut on the Word Detective.

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