Meanings
adjectivenerts (comparative more nerts, superlative most nerts)
comparative more nerts · superlative most nerts
- euphemisticslangCrazy; nuts.
"You'd be plumb nerts" says he, "to think of it."
1928, Joseph Patrick McEvoy, Grosset and Dunlap present Show girl, page 471 more example
But sweet Flossie Farmer, the lovely snake charmer/Was nerts for a snake in the grass.
1935, Elsie Carlisle, “Sweet Flossie Farmer (the Lovely Snake Charmer)”
interjection
- euphemisticslangNuts! Expression of dismay.
FOUND HIM 'TERRIBLY NICE' She Wonders What He Thought When She Said, 'Oh, Nerts!' After a Bad Shot.
1933 August 19, “GIRL GOLFER TELLS OF BESTING PRINCE; Beatrice Gottlieb Returns With Trophies of Victory From British Heir”, in New York Times
nounnerts (uncountable)
- uncountableA fast-paced card game played with multiple decks.
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Origin
Alteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)
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APA
nerts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerts
MLA
“nerts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerts. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nerts,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerts.
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