galning — 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.
- loony adj Crazy or mentally unstable.
- lunatic noun A person regarded as insane or wildly irrational (now considered old-fashioned and offensive as a clinical term).
- madman noun A man who behaves in an insane, irrational, or extremely reckless way.
- psycho noun An informal, often derogatory term for someone perceived as mentally disturbed or dangerously unstable.
- wack adjective Bad or lame in an annoying, disappointing way; uncool, corny, or messed up.
Senses
galning is used for these senses in English:
- fruitcake (colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
- loony (informal, offensive, derogatory) An insane or very foolish person.
- lunatic An insane person.
- madman A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- psycho (chiefly, derogatory, slang, broadly) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
- wack An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
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).
loony — full definition
- adj Crazy or mentally unstable.
- adj Extremely silly or ridiculous.
- noun An informal word for a foolish or unstable person.