Spinner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crackpot noun Someone seen as eccentric or foolish, especially for holding strange or unfounded beliefs.
- crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- freak noun A person, animal, or thing that is highly unusual or abnormal.
- fruitcake noun A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
- kook noun An eccentric or slightly crazy person.
- loon noun A diving water bird known for its haunting, wailing call, found in North America and northern Europe.
- nut noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
- nutcase noun Informal: a crazy, eccentric, or foolish person.
- screwball noun A baseball pitch thrown with a twisting wrist motion that curves opposite to a normal curveball.
- spinner noun Someone who or something that spins.
- spinster noun An older, unmarried woman, especially one past the age when marriage was traditionally expected.
- weirdo noun An odd or eccentric person, especially one who behaves in a way others find unsettling.
- wingnut noun A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
Senses
Spinner is used for these senses in English:
- crackpot (informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
- fruitcake (colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
- kook (slang, chiefly, US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- loon (slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
- nut (slang) A crazy person.
- nutcase (UK, Ireland, often, humorous) An eccentric or odd person.
- nutcase (slang, chiefly, derogatory) Someone who is insane.
- screwball (US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
crackpot — full definition
- noun Someone seen as eccentric or foolish, especially for holding strange or unfounded beliefs.
- adjective Eccentric, impractical, or absurd.
crank — full definition
- noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
- adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
- verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.