wingnut
12 synonyms for wingnut, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A tree from Asia that loses its leaves each year, of the genus Pterocarya.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".
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