Ringnut

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fan of the opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner. derogatory, humorous, slang

    "Ringnuts have been known to wear plastic versions of those helmets while standing in line outside the opera house."

  2. 2
    A fan of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien and/or the film trilogy based on it. derogatory, humorous, slang

    "27. Sit next to a ringnut and ask "so what's the deal with the ring?" every time it comes on the screen"

Synonyms

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Example

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"Ringnuts have been known to wear plastic versions of those helmets while standing in line outside the opera house."

Etymology

From ring + nut, by analogy with wingnut.

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