Near-synonyms: nut, nut job, nut case, crank, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:mad person
Source: wiktionary
Wingnut
//ˈwɪŋˌnʌt//
Synonyms for "wingnut" (85 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 10 languages.
Esperanto
2 entries- ekstremisto noun ((slang) one with extreme or radical political views)
- radikalulo noun ((slang) one with extreme or radical political views)
Finnish
3 entries- hörhö noun (odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person)
- kummajainen noun (odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person)
- siipipähkinä noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
Georgian
1 entries- ლაფანი noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
German
2 entries- Flügelnuss noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
- Spinner noun (odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person)
Mazanderani
2 entries- لرک noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
- کهل noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
Mingrelian
1 entries- ლეფონი noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
Persian
1 entries- لرگ noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
Polish
1 entries- skrzydłorzech noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
Russian
4 entries- ебанат noun (odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person)
- крылооре́шник noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
- лапи́на noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
- птерока́рия noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
Welsh
1 entries- cnau adeiniog noun (genus Pterocarya (botany))
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
On November 21, evangelist Franklin Graham (son of the late Rev. Billy Graham and a strident Trump supporter) discussed impeachment when he appeared on fellow wingnut Eric Metaxas’ radio show.
Source: wiktionary
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