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*nutty as a fruitcake and nuttier than a fruitcake
crazy. (*Also: as ~.) Don't pay any attention to John; he's nutty as a fruitcake. Mary's schemes for making money are nuttier than a fruitcake.
See also: nutty

be as nutty as a fruitcake  (British & Australian informal)
to be crazy 'Isn't she slightly strange, your aunt? 'Oh, she's as nutty as a fruitcake.'
See also: nutty

(as) nutty as a fruitcake
crazy She's as nutty as a fruitcake.
See also: nutty


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There was something familiar about the look, weight, and smell of her fruitcakes that enticed me to buy several for our gift shop.
Kobayashi, a six-time frankfurter-eating champion, will have to face a major challenge of gulping down fruitcakes when he tries to beat current record-holder Sonya Thomas, who devoured four pounds and 14.
Nasty, self-absorbed fruitcakes who should get a life.
 
 
 
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