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Nutty
Nutty adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: that's a nutty idea that won't work at all
Nearby Words: nutter, nutting
Both words in one sentence
- Played for laughs in the second The Nutty Professor movie, where Sherman, whose mind is decaying rapidly and is just about to meet Denise's parents, assures himself that he won't make a fool of himself because Denise's parents are probably not rocket scientists.
Source: This Ain't Rocket Surgery -
Perhaps best encapsulated in 1997, when Screwy Squirrel, on April Fool's day "took over" Cartoon Network and refused to show anything but a repeat viewing of his short Happy-Go-Nutty while demanding his own animated series.
Source: Screwy Squirrel
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