nutcase

noun nut·case \ ˈnət-ˌkās \

Examples: nutcase in a Sentence

Definition of nutcase

: nut 6a

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Examples of nutcase in a Sentence

some nutcase was arrested for sending the threatening letters to the White House
around the condo complex she's known as the nutcase who consistently ignores the rules

Recent Examples of nutcase from the Web

In the new horror film Truth or Dare, there's no Freddy or Jason, no masked killer, and no nutcase with an axe to grind — or even an axe to wield.

— brian truitt, USA TODAY, "'Truth or Dare': How a wicked smile became an unnerving horror treat," 12 Apr. 2018
Roy Moore, who defeated Senator Luther Strange in Tuesday’s Alabama primary, is a nutcase.

— alex shephard, New Republic, "Why Democrats Should Throw the Kitchen Sink at Roy Moore," 28 Sep. 2017
Unfortunately, this is becoming another day at the office prompted by too many guns in the hands of too many nutcases, with laws allowing too many to get guns very easily.

— dp opinion, The Denver Post, "Fleeting unity after congressional baseball shooting (3 letters)," 15 June 2017
Watch the pilot again and marvel as Lynch, the master, the nutcase, so loads each frame with preconscious material—tinnital background river-roar,

— james parker, The Atlantic, "How 'Twin Peaks' Invented Modern Television," 13 May 2017

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