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fruitcake Offensive

Meaning: a crazy or eccentric person

For example:

  • The old guy who lives down the hall is a fruitcake. He rides a bicycle on the roof of our building while reading the newspaper.

  • Our English teacher is a total fruitcake.

Quick Quiz:

If you call someone a fruitcake, it's because you think they are
  1. strange
  2. overweight
  3. delicious

Discuss: fruitcake

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