as in lunatics
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
he was a helpless mooncalf when it came to making decisions about even the most trivial things
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nuts
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025 -
Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Mooncalves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooncalves. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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