fruitcake

[froot-keyk] /ˈfrutˌkeɪk/
noun
1.
a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
2.
Slang. a crazy or eccentric person; nut.
Origin
1840-50; fruit + cake
Examples from the web for fruitcake
  • Maybe it's because nobody has sent me a fruitcake yet.
  • If it's broken, don't put it in the garbage with the wrapping paper and the fruitcake.
  • But these cookies are everything a fruitcake should be.
  • It was a fruitcake that you made a month ahead of time, wrapped in foil and stored in the fridge.
  • fruitcake is the only food durable enough to become a family heirloom.
  • In a season awash with fruitcake and candy canes, nothing revives a weary palate better than a tangy fresh oyster.
British Dictionary definitions for fruitcake

fruitcake

/ˈfruːtˌkeɪk/
noun
1.
a rich cake containing mixed dried fruit, lemon peel, nuts, etc
2.
(slang, mainly Brit) a person considered to be eccentric or insane
Word Origin and History for fruitcake
n.

1838 in the literal sense, from fruit + cake (n.). Slang meaning "lunatic person" is first attested 1952.

Slang definitions & phrases for fruitcake

fruitcake

modifier
  1. : those fruitcake sandal makers in the tractor-gear factory
  2. : his fruitcake mannerisms
noun
  1. An insane person; nut: The shrink himself is a certified fruitcake (1950s+)
  2. An eccentric person; fruit, oddball (1950s+)
  3. A male homosexual; fruit (1960s+)
Related Terms

nutty as a fruitcake


Idioms and Phrases with fruitcake

fruitcake

see: nutty as a fruitcake