nuts

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nʌts/ Rhymes: -ʌts === Noun === nuts plural of nut ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ナッツ === Noun === nuts pl (plural only) (slang) The testicles. (poker) An unbeatable hand; the best poker hand available. ==== Derived terms ==== (poker): nutted === Adjective === nuts (comparative more nuts, superlative most nuts) (colloquial) Insane, mad. (colloquial) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered. (colloquial) Very fond of (on) someone. ==== Synonyms ==== nutty See also Thesaurus:insane ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === nuts Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment. Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it, no way, or nothing doing; often followed by to. ==== Usage notes ==== The association with testicles (See noun above.) adds an intensifying effect to the anger or rejection. Use of "Nuts" rather than another form of "No" is often intentionally insulting. (e.g. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's response to a German request for surrender during the Battle of the Bulge) === Verb === nuts third-person singular simple present indicative of nut ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === dead-nuts (possibly etymologically related, but Wiktionary isn't sure about the etymology of the term) === Anagrams === Unst, stun, tsun, tuns