nutjob

noun

nut·job ˈnət-ˌjäb How to pronounce nutjob (audio)

variants or nut job

informal

: a mentally unbalanced person : a crazy person

Weird, erratic, and alcoholic, [he] was the kind of nutjob it was easy, if not irresistible, to demonize.

Jennifer Reese

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Too many of the bits share the same arc — a seemingly mild-mannered character turns out to be a nutjob — but the cast is fully committed to each and every meltdown.

Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 Mitch McConnell got kudos for condemning the QAnon-supporting nutjob.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021 Giving a slap on the wrist to a genuine nutjob requires a lot of political capital in the GOP these days.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021 No danger at all of being snowed in with a murderous nutjob lot at the Rookery.

Sarah Rense, Esquire, 17 Jan. 2018 Next comes Bobbi, a cheerful 20something actress from California who seems at first charmingly naïve before revealing herself as a serious nutjob.

Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Sep. 2017 The premise seemed to set up a wacky sci-fi comedy about the one sane man among a group of nutjobs.

James Poniewozik, New York Times, 23 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

nut entry 1 + job entry 1

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

单词	nutjob
释义	nutjob noun nut·job ˈnət-ˌjäb variants or nut job informal : a mentally unbalanced person : a crazy person Weird, erratic, and alcoholic, [he] was the kind of nutjob it was easy, if not irresistible, to demonize. Jennifer Reese Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Too many of the bits share the same arc — a seemingly mild-mannered character turns out to be a nutjob — but the cast is fully committed to each and every meltdown. Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 Mitch McConnell got kudos for condemning the QAnon-supporting nutjob. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021 Giving a slap on the wrist to a genuine nutjob requires a lot of political capital in the GOP these days. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021 No danger at all of being snowed in with a murderous nutjob lot at the Rookery. Sarah Rense, Esquire, 17 Jan. 2018 Next comes Bobbi, a cheerful 20something actress from California who seems at first charmingly naïve before revealing herself as a serious nutjob. Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Sep. 2017 The premise seemed to set up a wacky sci-fi comedy about the one sane man among a group of nutjobs. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 23 July 2017 See More Word History Etymology nut entry 1 + job entry 1 First Known Use 1959, in the meaning defined above
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