Verrückter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fruitcake noun A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
- loon noun A diving water bird known for its haunting, wailing call, found in North America and northern Europe.
- madman noun A man who behaves in an insane, irrational, or extremely reckless way.
- maniac noun An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- 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.
Senses
Verrückter is used for these senses in English:
- fruitcake (colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
- loon (slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
- madman A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- maniac (figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
- nutcase (slang, chiefly, derogatory) Someone who is insane.
- screwball (US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
fruitcake — full definition
- noun A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
- noun An eccentric or crazy person (informal).
loon — full definition
- noun A diving water bird known for its haunting, wailing call, found in North America and northern Europe.
- noun An informal word for a foolish or crazy person.