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- Dictionarywing nut/ˈwɪŋ nʌt/
noun
- 1. a nut with a pair of projections for the fingers to turn it on a screw.
- 2. a mad or crazy person: informal, derogatory US "some wingnut down in Finance"
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The meaning of WING NUT is a nut with wings that provide a grip for the thumb and finger. How to use wing nut in a sentence.
Wingnut", wing nut or wing-nut, is a pejorative American political term referring to a person who holds extreme, and often irrational, political views. It is a reference to the extreme "wings" of a party, and shares a name with the hardware fastener also known as a wingnut.
WING NUT definition: 1. a small, metal fastening device that has two flat pieces on it that you can hold with your…. Learn more.
Wing nut is an insulting slang term for a person who’s considered eccentric or who has extreme political views. In a completely different context, wing nut is also a term for a nut (a piece of usually metal hardware that attaches to a bolt) with two tabs on its sides that kind of look like wings.
A wingnut, wing nut or butterfly nut is a type of nut with two large metal "wings", one on each side, so it can be easily tightened and loosened by hand without tools. A similar fastener with a male thread is known as a wing screw [1] [2] or a wing bolt. [3]
Definition of wing nut noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning. Also called thumbnut. 2. Slang. a. A person with extreme or fanatical political views. b. A crazy or eccentric person. [Senses 2a and 2b influenced by wing, faction .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
