Meanings
nounnut job (plural nut jobs)
plural nut jobs
- colloquialderogatorySomeone who is crazy (insane).
Some nut job from the government actually thought he could tax our moonshine!
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She told me that she knew she sounded like a “nut job,” but she stressed that she had a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in social work and knew what mental illness looks like.
2025 June 13, Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: eccentric, headcase, nutter, oddball, wacko, nutcase
Synonyms & antonyms
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