I. nuts 1 /nʌts/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] informal
1 . crazy:
Are you nuts?
I’m going to go nuts (=become crazy) if I don’t find a new job soon.
Turn that radio off. It’s driving me nuts (=annoying me very much) .
2 . go nuts spoken
a) to become very excited because something good has just happened:
The crowd went nuts after the third touchdown.
b) to become very angry about something:
Mom’s going to go nuts if you don’t clean this mess up.
3 . be nuts about/over somebody/something to like someone or something very much:
My wife is nuts about kids.
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THESAURUS
▪ crazy very strange or not sensible – used about people, ideas, and behaviour:
People think I’m crazy when I start talking about ghosts.
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It was a crazy thing to do.
▪ mad British English crazy:
Are you mad?
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Whose mad idea was that?
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At first, everyone thought he was completely mad.
▪ nuts informal ( also bonkers British English ) [not before noun] crazy:
The whole thing sounds completely nuts.
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Have you gone bonkers?
▪ loony informal crazy:
another loony suggestion
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The man is totally loony.
▪ insane completely crazy:
I know it sounds insane, but it’s true.
⇨ ↑ mentally ill
II. nuts 2 BrE AmE interjection American English old-fashioned
1 . used to emphasize that something bad or annoying has happened:
Nuts! Now we’re going to be late for the movie.
2 . nuts to somebody/something used when you are angrily refusing to listen to someone or do something:
‘Nuts to that,’ he sneered, and left.