Nutcase
noun
A person who is crazy or behaves very strangely.
My neighbor is such a nutcase, dances in the rain while eating pizza.
Often appears as...
- certified nutcase
- absolute nutcase
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person who is crazy or behaves very strangely.
My neighbor is such a nutcase, dances in the rain while eating pizza.
Often appears as...
- certified nutcase
- absolute nutcase
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation, might sound rude or offensive in formal situations.
Everyone laughed when he called himself a nutcase for forgetting his own birthday.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Can be seen as insulting and hurtful if used about someone with mental health issues.
I regret calling her a nutcase during our argument; it was insensitive.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understanding varies by culture; some might find it humorous, others deeply offensive.
After moving to the UK, I realized 'nutcase' wasn't as harsh as it was back home.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation, might sound rude or offensive in formal situations.
Everyone laughed when he called himself a nutcase for forgetting his own birthday.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Can be seen as insulting and hurtful if used about someone with mental health issues.
I regret calling her a nutcase during our argument; it was insensitive.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understanding varies by culture; some might find it humorous, others deeply offensive.
After moving to the UK, I realized 'nutcase' wasn't as harsh as it was back home.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Usage
Used in casual conversation, might sound rude or offensive in formal situations.
Everyone laughed when he called himself a nutcase for forgetting his own birthday.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
Can be seen as insulting and hurtful if used about someone with mental health issues.
I regret calling her a nutcase during our argument; it was insensitive.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understanding varies by culture; some might find it humorous, others deeply offensive.
After moving to the UK, I realized 'nutcase' wasn't as harsh as it was back home.
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Video examples
Alone Across the Outback...
and she's describing this fascinating idea of crossing the desert with camels and but you know, we don't want the headline 'National Geographic explorer dies in week two.' You know, in the outback, is she a nutcase, is she for real..." I said, "Well, she is very intense. I've seen her camels, I've seen her maps,
Video examples
One seed at a time,...
I figured he was either really on to something, or he was one of these academic nutcases. So, I looked a little further, and what I figured out was that he wasn't a nutcase. He was the most respected scientist in the field.
Video examples
Alone Across the Outback...
and she's describing this fascinating idea of crossing the desert with camels and but you know, we don't want the headline 'National Geographic explorer dies in week two.' You know, in the outback, is she a nutcase, is she for real..." I said, "Well, she is very intense. I've seen her camels, I've seen her maps,
Video examples
One seed at a time,...
I figured he was either really on to something, or he was one of these academic nutcases. So, I looked a little further, and what I figured out was that he wasn't a nutcase. He was the most respected scientist in the field.
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Quote examples
Jayma Mays
American Actress
I was really across-the-board, like a nutcase. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I just did everything. I was even part of FHA, Future Homemakers of America. How lost was I?
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Steve-O
British Celebrity
I think it's important for me to show the world that sobriety hasn't made me soft. I'm on a mission to prove I'm still a nutcase.
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Emily Watson
English Actress
Yeah, a lot of people think I'll be a tortured nutcase when they meet me.
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Mike Wallace
American Journalist
You're not a nutcase if you want to go see a psychiatrist.
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Yungblud
English Musician
I'm a total nutcase; a lot of people don't get me.
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Minnie Driver
English Actress
I'm not a nutcase. I know that.
Quote examples
Jayma Mays
American Actress
I was really across-the-board, like a nutcase. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I just did everything. I was even part of FHA, Future Homemakers of America. How lost was I?
Quote examples
Steve-O
British Celebrity
I think it's important for me to show the world that sobriety hasn't made me soft. I'm on a mission to prove I'm still a nutcase.
Quote examples
Emily Watson
English Actress
Yeah, a lot of people think I'll be a tortured nutcase when they meet me.
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Mike Wallace
American Journalist
You're not a nutcase if you want to go see a psychiatrist.
Quote examples
Yungblud
English Musician
I'm a total nutcase; a lot of people don't get me.
Quote examples
Minnie Driver
English Actress
I'm not a nutcase. I know that.
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