nuts
Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.
Example
“Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.”
Other meanings
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
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.