nertsadj.int.

Brit.

/nəːts/, U.S.

/nərts/

Forms: 1900s– nerts, 1900s– nertz, 1900s– nurts, 1900s– nurtz.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nut n.¹

Etymology: Representing a humorous pronunciation of the plural of nut n.¹, perhaps partly as euphemistic alteration (see below).With sense A. compare nuts adj. 2; with sense B. compare nuts int.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A. adj.

‘Nuts’, crazy. Now somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1928 J. P. McEvoy Show Girl iii. 47 You'd be plumb nerts.

1929 J. P. McEvoy Hollywood Girl 24 Just nerts.

1987 G. M. Henzel Doggerel 105 Coddling them with euphemisms is nurtz.

B. int.

Expressing annoyance, exasperation, incredulity, etc.

ΚΠ

1931 B. Meredith Speakeasy Girl iv. 52 ‘Nerts!’ muttered Roy in disgust.

1937 E. Hemingway To have & have Not iii. vii. 128 Oh, nerts to you.

1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. xiii. 222 Nerts, you did your part bringing them into the world.

1975 J. Ashbery Self-portrait in Convex Mirror 42 Aw nerts, One of them might say, this guy's too much for me.

1996 A. Fein et al. Simpsons Comics strike Back 10/2 ‘No TV!!! Christmas is ruined!’ ‘Ah, what are you all belly-aching about? Why, nertz, back in my day, we didn't even have TV!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nerts
释义	nertsadj.int. Brit. /nəːts/, U.S. /nərts/ Forms: 1900s– nerts, 1900s– nertz, 1900s– nurts, 1900s– nurtz. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nut n.¹ Etymology: Representing a humorous pronunciation of the plural of nut n.¹, perhaps partly as euphemistic alteration (see below).With sense A. compare nuts adj. 2; with sense B. compare nuts int. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A. adj. ‘Nuts’, crazy. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1928 J. P. McEvoy Show Girl iii. 47 You'd be plumb nerts. 1929 J. P. McEvoy Hollywood Girl 24 Just nerts. 1987 G. M. Henzel Doggerel 105 Coddling them with euphemisms is nurtz. B. int. Expressing annoyance, exasperation, incredulity, etc. ΚΠ 1931 B. Meredith Speakeasy Girl iv. 52 ‘Nerts!’ muttered Roy in disgust. 1937 E. Hemingway To have & have Not iii. vii. 128 Oh, nerts to you. 1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. xiii. 222 Nerts, you did your part bringing them into the world. 1975 J. Ashbery Self-portrait in Convex Mirror 42 Aw nerts, One of them might say, this guy's too much for me. 1996 A. Fein et al. Simpsons Comics strike Back 10/2 ‘No TV!!! Christmas is ruined!’ ‘Ah, what are you all belly-aching about? Why, nertz, back in my day, we didn't even have TV!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.int.1928
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