nutter

Definitions

1. nut butter
   obsolete, uncountable
2. A surname originating as an occupation.
3. A person who gathers nuts.
4. An eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person.
   Ireland, UK, derogatory, informal, sometimes

Equivalents

Examples

“That bird who's hanging' out with you is mad like⟳ cat piss / Like⟳ bread and jam, or a knife going with butter / Face⟳ it son, your missus is a nutter!”

“When I asked Mr Robinson why he'd made his own⟳ attempts, he said, 'It gets to be a bug. And I suppose⟳ I'm a nutter.'”

“Nut Butter (Table Nutter) is also recommended.”

“Among the miscellaneous articles examined, 27 samples of vegetable fat resembling lard were purchased for analysis under the various names of nut lard, nut butter, nutter, palmine, &c. These were passed as genuine.”

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