nutty as a fruitcake

adj

Etymology

First use appears c. 1911 or 1912. See cite below.

Definitions

  1. Behaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner

    Behaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner; very nutty.

    • ... and assuming that the defendant's Aunt Jane, in Wilkes-Barre, was as nutty as a fruitcake, and his grandfather, in Oskaloosa, had to wear cotton in his ears ...

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