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单词 fruitcake
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fruitcake

[ froot-keyk ]
/ ˈfrutˌkeɪk /
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noun

a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
Slang. a crazy or eccentric person; nut.

Origin of fruitcake

First recorded in 1840–50; fruit + cake

Words nearby fruitcake

fruitage, fruitarian, fruit bat, fruit beer, fruit body, fruitcake, fruit cocktail, fruitcover, fruit cup, fruitdot, fruit drop
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for fruitcake

  • Fruitcake quickly acclimated to its American home, and even plays a supporting role in American literature.

    One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • The fruitcake was duly packed, transported, and eaten—we are bound to say without ill effect.

    Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for fruitcake

fruitcake
/ (ˈfruːtˌkeɪk) /

noun

a rich cake containing mixed dried fruit, lemon peel, nuts, etc
slang, mainly British a person considered to be eccentric or insane
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fruitcake

fruitcake

see nutty as a fruitcake.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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