nutballn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌtbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈnətˌbɔl/,

/ˈnətˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nut n.¹, ball n.¹

Etymology: < nut n.¹ + ball n.¹, perhaps after oddball n., screwball n.With sense B. compare the rare parallel formation nuts-ball ( < nuts adj. (compare sense 2 at that entry) + ball n.¹), e.g.:1978 Washington Post 23 Aug. d1 [She] sings like a demonic Lauren Bacall,..drives her fans into nuts-ball punk lunacy like Patti Smith.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A. n.

A crazy, mad, or eccentric person. Cf. nutcase n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mentally ill person > [noun]

neuropath1887

ding-dong1929

pathological1931

nutcake1953

nut job1959

sicknik1959

nutball1968

sickie1973

sicko1977

wackadoo1979

wackadoodle1991

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mentally ill person > [noun] > mad person

woodman1297

madmanc1330

lunatic1377

franticc1380

madwomana1438

March harec1500

Bedlam beggar1525

fanaticc1525

bedlama1529

frenetic1528

Jack o' Bedlam1528

Tom o' Bedlam1569

crack-brain1570

madbrain1570

Tom1575

madcap1589

gelt1596

madhead1600

brainsick1605

madpash1611

non compos1628

madling1638

bedlam-man1658

bedlamerc1675

fan1682

bedlamite1691

cracka1701

lymphatic1708

shatter-brain1719

mad1729

maniaca1763

non compos mentis1765

shatter-pate1775

shatter-wit1775

insane1786

craze1831

dement1857

crazy1867

crackpot1883

loony1884

bug1885

psychopath1885

dingbat1887

psychopathic1890

ding-a-ling1899

meshuggener1900

détraqué1902

maddiea1903

nut1908

mental1913

ding1929

lakes1934

wack1938

fruitcake1942

nutty1942

barm-pot1951

nutcake1953

nutter1958

nutcase1959

nut job1959

meshuga1962

nutsy1964

headcase1965

nutball1968

headbanger1973

nutso1975

wacko1977

nut bar1978

mentalist1990

1968 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 20 Sept. 5/6 One congressman warned Kennedy to keep the ‘nutballs’ out of he agency.

1974 National Lampoon Dec. 57 Wouldn't you think that anyone who suggested that you worship a vicious criminal who had just robbed and stabbed you was a ‘nutball’.

1984 Newsweek 17 Dec. 84 [He] sets his story in the future, where robots have become housekeepers, babysitters and secretaries. But now a mean nutball is tinkering with their innards.

2001 Chicago Tribune 7 Sept. ii. 5/1 He is so much of a nutball that an argument over the color of Bobby's lapels sparks a literal battle of the tribute bands.

B. adj.

Mad, crazy; eccentric.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky

fantastical1531

odd1577

eccentric1685

fanaticized1827

cranky1850

bee-bonneted1856

cornery1887

screwy1887

kinky1889

crankish1892

ratty1895

batchy1898

batsc1901

batty1903

potty1920

offbeat1922

off-centre1930

wacky1935

screwball1936

up the creek1941

oddball1945

wackadoo1958

kooky1959

wiggy1963

flaky1964

nutball1968

woo-woo1971

wacko1977

off-kilter1985

wackadoodle1993

fantastic-

1968 Lima (Ohio) News 6 Oct. b8/1 Businessmen..do not indulge in nutball hobbies that can get them killed.

1971 Pacific Affairs 44 281 I most enjoyed Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the nutball Dog Shogun, who was brought to the party by Donald H. Shively.

1986 Advertising Age 6 Oct. 40 On the one hand I did zany nutball humor for the Lampoon and on the other I was this very disciplined advertising man.

2001 Empire Dec. 140/2 A wacky, nut-ball comedy that'll try your noggin!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nutball
释义	nutballn.adj. Brit. /ˈnʌtbɔːl/, U.S. /ˈnətˌbɔl/, /ˈnətˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nut n.¹, ball n.¹ Etymology: < nut n.¹ + ball n.¹, perhaps after oddball n., screwball n.With sense B. compare the rare parallel formation nuts-ball ( < nuts adj. (compare sense 2 at that entry) + ball n.¹), e.g.:1978 Washington Post 23 Aug. d1 [She] sings like a demonic Lauren Bacall,..drives her fans into nuts-ball punk lunacy like Patti Smith. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A. n. A crazy, mad, or eccentric person. Cf. nutcase n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mentally ill person > [noun] neuropath1887 ding-dong1929 pathological1931 nutcake1953 nut job1959 sicknik1959 nutball1968 sickie1973 sicko1977 wackadoo1979 wackadoodle1991 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mentally ill person > [noun] > mad person woodman1297 madmanc1330 lunatic1377 franticc1380 madwomana1438 March harec1500 Bedlam beggar1525 fanaticc1525 bedlama1529 frenetic1528 Jack o' Bedlam1528 Tom o' Bedlam1569 crack-brain1570 madbrain1570 Tom1575 madcap1589 gelt1596 madhead1600 brainsick1605 madpash1611 non compos1628 madling1638 bedlam-man1658 bedlamerc1675 fan1682 bedlamite1691 cracka1701 lymphatic1708 shatter-brain1719 mad1729 maniaca1763 non compos mentis1765 shatter-pate1775 shatter-wit1775 insane1786 craze1831 dement1857 crazy1867 crackpot1883 loony1884 bug1885 psychopath1885 dingbat1887 psychopathic1890 ding-a-ling1899 meshuggener1900 détraqué1902 maddiea1903 nut1908 mental1913 ding1929 lakes1934 wack1938 fruitcake1942 nutty1942 barm-pot1951 nutcake1953 nutter1958 nutcase1959 nut job1959 meshuga1962 nutsy1964 headcase1965 nutball1968 headbanger1973 nutso1975 wacko1977 nut bar1978 mentalist1990 1968 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 20 Sept. 5/6 One congressman warned Kennedy to keep the ‘nutballs’ out of he agency. 1974 National Lampoon Dec. 57 Wouldn't you think that anyone who suggested that you worship a vicious criminal who had just robbed and stabbed you was a ‘nutball’. 1984 Newsweek 17 Dec. 84 [He] sets his story in the future, where robots have become housekeepers, babysitters and secretaries. But now a mean nutball is tinkering with their innards. 2001 Chicago Tribune 7 Sept. ii. 5/1 He is so much of a nutball that an argument over the color of Bobby's lapels sparks a literal battle of the tribute bands. B. adj. Mad, crazy; eccentric. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky fantastical1531 odd1577 eccentric1685 fanaticized1827 cranky1850 bee-bonneted1856 cornery1887 screwy1887 kinky1889 crankish1892 ratty1895 batchy1898 batsc1901 batty1903 potty1920 offbeat1922 off-centre1930 wacky1935 screwball1936 up the creek1941 oddball1945 wackadoo1958 kooky1959 wiggy1963 flaky1964 nutball1968 woo-woo1971 wacko1977 off-kilter1985 wackadoodle1993 fantastic- 1968 Lima (Ohio) News 6 Oct. b8/1 Businessmen..do not indulge in nutball hobbies that can get them killed. 1971 Pacific Affairs 44 281 I most enjoyed Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the nutball Dog Shogun, who was brought to the party by Donald H. Shively. 1986 Advertising Age 6 Oct. 40 On the one hand I did zany nutball humor for the Lampoon and on the other I was this very disciplined advertising man. 2001 Empire Dec. 140/2 A wacky, nut-ball comedy that'll try your noggin! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1968
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