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nuts

  • interjection
  • /nʌts/

Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

Example

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

Other meanings

  1. Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in , , or ; often followed by .

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

Related words

  • nutted

Example sentences

  • “Our cat went nuts when we played the cat simulation game.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “nuts” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.