Nut-bar

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Crazy, mad. informal

    "McCaw won every trophy going, but also something probably harder than all of them: the near-universal respect of the notoriously fickle New Zealand rugby fan. Yes, even the most nut-bar talkback caller would have a hard time admitting McCaw hasn't been absolutely incredible for all of his 14 seasons in an All Black jersey."

Noun
  1. 1
    A bar or shaft with an aperture for a bolt or threaded rod to attach to or pass through.

    "The bit-screw, passing through the nut-bar, is then turned back from the face of the coal or rock as far as is found necessary, and the bit secured to the same."

  2. 2
    An insane person, a crazy person, a madwoman or madman. informal

    "The nut-bar in Bed Three kept us all awake with his morose, nonsensical prophesies. And by “all of us” I mean myself, the gentleman in Bed Two, and the nut-bar as well, of course"

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