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wing nut
noun
: a piece of metal that has a hole in the center and two projecting parts and that you can screw onto a bolt by using your fingers
Full Definition of WING NUT
1
: a nut with wings that provide a grip for the thumb and finger
2
slang : a mentally deranged person
3
slang : one who advocates extreme measures or changes : radical
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First Known Use of WING NUT
circa 1900
Rhymes with WING NUT
abut, all but, beechnut, blind gut, brush cut, buzz cut, catgut, chestnut, clean-cut, clear-cut, cobnut, cockshut, crew cut, crosscut, doughnut, foregut, groundnut, haircut, jump cut, kick butt, locknut, Meerut, midgut, offcut, peanut, pignut, pine nut, putt-putt, rebut, recut, rotgut, rough cut, sackbut, shortcut, somewhat, tut-tut, uncut, walnut, woodcut
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