How to Pronounce "nutty as a fruitcake"
expression
NUH-tee az uh FROOT-kayk
NUT-ee az a FROOT-kayk
Definition
Used to describe someone who acts in a very strange, silly, or crazy way. It's a humorous, informal idiom, not a clinical term.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnəti/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfɹutˌkeɪk
British English
nˈʌti/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /fɹˈuːtkeɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NUH-tee az uh FROOT-kayk
UK
NUT-ee az a FROOT-kayk
Listen in Context
My uncle is nutty as a fruitcake when he tells stories.
Sarah thinks her cat is nutty as a fruitcake.
Some people say Mark is nutty as a fruitcake.
You have to be nutty as a fruitcake to jump in that cold lake!