fruitcakes

noun

plural of fruitcake
1
as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake

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2
as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake

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Recent Examples of fruitcakes Today, more than 2 million fruitcakes are sold in the United States each year, with 20,000 a day coming from one small town in Texas. — Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025 Baked goods will include 16 varieties of holiday cookies, stollen, fruitcakes, caramel corn and take-and-bake pecan rolls. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025 In Roman times, soldiers ate fruitcakes made from barley, nuts, pomegranate seeds and honey. — Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025 Parsa hopes to continue the tradition of June Taylor in Berkeley, who recently retired the fruitcakes after 30 years. — Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruitcakes
  1. lunatics
  2. eccentrics
  3. maniacs
  4. nuts
  5. fools
Noun
  • The lunatics are running the asylum.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and other lunatics round out the cast.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Definition of lunatics
Noun
  • Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026
Definition of eccentrics
Noun
  • Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.
    — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of maniacs
Noun
  • Berries, spinach, chia and nuts add micronutrients that refined carbs cannot deliver.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 15, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Accompanied by her family, the writer came to find all kinds of natural abundance, from bay nuts on the roadside to chanterelles in the forest.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • This game makes fools of us all.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of fools

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