fruitcake

== English == === Alternative forms === fruit-cake, fruit cake === Etymology === Compound of fruit +‎ cake. First attested in c. 1687. Sense 2, predated by nutty as a fruitcake, was first attested in c. 1952. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/ === Noun === fruitcake (countable and uncountable, plural fruitcakes) A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas. (colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s] (US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male. Synonym: fruit ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “fruitcake n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “fruitcake”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of fruit (“fruit”) +‎ cake (“cake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfrœy̯t.keːk/ Hyphenation: fruit‧cake === Noun === fruitcake m (plural fruitcakes, diminutive fruitcakeje n) a fruitcake, cake flavored with fruit ==== Hypernyms ==== fruittaart