fruitcake

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/

Noun

fruitcake

1. A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
2. (chiefly, US, Canada, Australia, colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
   • 1952, Mickey Spillane, Kiss me Deadly, p 7:

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

3. (US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.

Translations

• French: cake
• German: Früchtebrot, Früchtekuchen
• Russian: кекс

Translations

• Russian: псих

Translations

• Portuguese: bicha, boiola, puto, viado
• Russian: го́мик

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