Nuts vs Lunatic - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between nuts and lunatic

is that nuts is plural of lang=en while lunatic is an insane person.

As adjectives the difference between nuts and lunatic

is that nuts is insane, mad while lunatic is crazed, mad, insane, demented.

As an interjection nuts

is indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

As a verb nuts

is third-person singular of nut.

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)

Anagrams

lunatic

English

Noun

(en noun)

An insane person.

Synonyms

* (l) * See also

Adjective

(en adjective)

crazed, mad, insane, demented

Synonyms

* crazed, insane, mad, demented, maniacal, psychotic, crazed; see also