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My vs Nuts - What's the difference?

my | nuts |

As nouns the difference between my and nuts

is that my is midge, blackfly, midget, gnat or my can be mu (greek letter) while nuts is .

As an adjective nuts is

(colloquial) insane, mad.

As an interjection nuts is

indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

As a verb nuts is

(nut).

my

English

(wikipedia my)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) my, apocopated form of min, myn, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Determiner

  • Belonging to me.
    • Don't you know my name?
    I recognised him because he had attended my school.
    Derived terms
    (terms derived using my) * my arse * my ass * my bad * my eye * my fellow Americans * my foot * my God * my goodness * my gosh * my pleasure * my son * my way or the highway * my word
    See also
    (English personal pronouns)

    Etymology 2

    An abbreviation of an oath such as my word'' or ''my lord

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
    • My , what big teeth you have!
    Derived terms
    * my my

    Statistics

    * 100 English basic words 1000 English basic words English two-letter words ----

    nuts

    English

    Noun

    (head) (p)
  • (vulgar, slang) Testicles.
    • Ohhh, he just got kicked in the nuts!
  • (poker) A hand that can be proven unbeatable even when the hand's holder does not know any of the hidden cards the other poker players involved in a hand hold or held.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Insane, mad.
    • After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts .
  • (colloquial, figuratively) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.
    • I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.
    The referee made a bad call against the home team and the crowd went nuts .

    Synonyms

    * nutty * See also

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.
    • Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.
  • Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it,'' ''no way,'' or ''nothing doing .

    • Usage notes

    * The association with testicles (See .) adds an intensifying effect to the anger or rejection. * Use of "Nuts" rather than another form of "No" is often intentionally insulting.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nut)

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