nuts

N1U1T1S1
/nʌts/

noun

The testicles.

“Are you nuts?”

CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

nuts1

noun
  1. pluralplural of nut
nounnuts pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangThe testicles.
  2. pluralplural onlycard gamesAn unbeatable hand; the best poker hand available.

    If the board is 4444J, the nuts is any hand with an ace.

    1 more example

    If the board is 237QA, all of spades, the nuts is 45 of spades.

adjectivenuts (comparative more nuts, superlative most nuts)

comparative more nuts · superlative most nuts

  1. colloquialInsane, mad.

    Are you nuts?

    2 more examples

    After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts.

    Seriously? This is nuts!

  2. colloquialCrazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.

    I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.

    1 more example

    The referee made a bad call against the home team and the crowd went nuts.

  3. colloquialVery fond of (on) someone.

    He's been nuts on her since the day they met.

interjection
  1. Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

    Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.

  2. Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it, no way, or nothing doing; often followed by to, as nuts to.

    They want me to pay $5 for a banana? Nuts to that!

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of nut

NUTS2

nounNUTS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablegeographyinitialism of Nomenclature des unités territoriales statistiques: (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics - an EU classification system of geographical administrative areas for statistical purposes).

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Catalan boig
  • boiginsane
Dutch gek
  • gekinsane
French cinglé, dingue
  • cingléinsane
  • dingueinsane
German verrückt, irre
  • verrücktinsane
  • irreinsane
  • verrücktcrazy, pleased
  • scharfcrazy, pleased
  • wildangered
  • verrücktvery fond
Greek τρελός
  • τρελός (trelós)insane
Italian pazzo
  • pazzoinsane
Spanish loco, zumbado
  • locoinsane
  • zumbadoinsane
  • sonadoinsane
  • tocadoinsane
  • tocado del alainsane
  • majaretainsane
  • chavetainsane
  • tarambanainsane
Swedish knäpp
  • knäppinsane

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APA

nuts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuts

MLA

“nuts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuts. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuts,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuts.

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