Meaning

4 senses
  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.

    Flügelnuss

    лапи́наlapína, крылооре́шникkrylooréšnik, птерока́рияpterokárija

  2. (derogatory, informal)A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.

    Near-synonyms: nut, nut job, nut case, crank, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:mad person

    Spinner

    экстреми́стekstremíst, радика́лradikál, ебанатjebanat

  3. (slang)A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).

  4. (informal, slang)A person with large ears.

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
genus Pterocarya (botany):
(slang) one with extreme or radical political views:
odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
genus Pterocarya (botany):
odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person:

Origin

From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".

From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".

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