wing nut

Wingnuts: nuts with wing-like projections.

Meaning

Noun

  • A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
  • One who advocates extreme measures or changes, especially if they hold or are perceived to hold far-right viewpoints; a radical or reactionary.
  • Someone with large, protruding ears.

Origin

  • wing + nut

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