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fruitcake

noun

  1. cake made with chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/

noun

Etymology: Compound of fruit + cake. First attested in c. 1687. Sense 2, predated by nutty as a fruitcake, was first attested in c. 1952.

  1. A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
  2. A crazy or eccentric person.

    Easy, feller, easy. She's a fruitcake.

    One of the loafers kept calling down, "Hey you, Blondie, you like fruitcake kids like that?"

  3. A homosexual male.