nutbar
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
nutbar (not comparable)
- (slang) Crazy, eccentric.
- 1996 May 9, Sue & Mil Garrett, “First question ever”, in alt.tv.highlander (Usenet):
- Have Duncan and Richie been back together since Duncan went nutbar on us and tried for Richie's head?
- 1999 December 3, Aaron R. Kulkis, “Did Aaron finaly lose his Flash.net account?”, in alt.romance (Usenet):
- > information. At which point Aaron went nutbar. […]
- 2001 October 10, Dan Hartung, “Ariel Sharon Declares War On USA”, in alt.true-crime (Usenet):
- He's almost as nutbar as that, um, other guy.
- 2006 September 18, Jaime M. de Castellvi, “Killfile the following people”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):
- It seems that at least some of them did not entirely relish what they perused, for they went nutbar and the rest is history.
Synonyms
- (crazy): loony, nutty, potty; see also Thesaurus:insane
- (eccentric): kooky, odd, pixilated; see also Thesaurus:eccentric
Noun
nutbar (plural nutbars)
- (slang) A crazy, eccentric person.
- 2003 May 9, Frank Gubasta, “I’m Disgusted”, in Marie Spike, Charles Reskin, David Reskin, compilers, Outcry: American Voices of Conscience, Post-9/11, Boca Raton, Fla.: Universal Publishers, published 2005, →ISBN, chapter 7 (Scientists and Other Professionals), page 183:
- If I’m alone and a warnik nutbar attacks me, so be it. But I will not sit idly by and watch as this country and the world are hijacked by the ultimate domestic terrorists in Washington.
Synonyms
- (crazy person): loony, nut, whackjob; see also Thesaurus:mad person
- (eccentric person): kook, odd duck, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person