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From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
wingnut
Today it means: A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia. Full definition →
Today it means: A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia. Full definition →
From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.