nutjob

noun

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nut·job | \ ˈnət-ˌjäb

variants: or nut job

Definition of nutjob

informal

: a mentally unbalanced person : a crazy person Weird, erratic, and alcoholic, [he] was the kind of nutjob it was easy, if not irresistible, to demonize.— Jennifer Reese

Examples of nutjob in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Too many of the bits share the same arc — a seemingly mild-mannered character turns out to be a nutjob — but the cast is fully committed to each and every meltdown. — Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 Mitch McConnell got kudos for condemning the QAnon-supporting nutjob. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021 Giving a slap on the wrist to a genuine nutjob requires a lot of political capital in the GOP these days. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2021 No danger at all of being snowed in with a murderous nutjob lot at the Rookery. — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 17 Jan. 2018 Next comes Bobbi, a cheerful 20something actress from California who seems at first charmingly naïve before revealing herself as a serious nutjob. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Sep. 2017 The premise seemed to set up a wacky sci-fi comedy about the one sane man among a group of nutjobs. — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 23 July 2017 See More

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