off the nut

prepositional phrase

In deficit, not profiting; sustaining a loss.

Similar
in the red
Opposite
on the nut
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. slangIn deficit, not profiting; sustaining a loss.

    My first day's business took me off the nut.

    1928, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 200, page 116

    Synonyms: in the red · Antonyms: on the nut

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseIn deficit, not profiting; sustaining a loss.

Similar
in the red
Opposite
on the nut
Cite this entry
APA

off the nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20nut

MLA

“off the nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20nut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off the nut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off%20the%20nut.

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