fruitcake Definition
fruit·cake (fro̵̅o̅t′kāk′)
noun
- a rich cake containing nuts, preserved fruit, citron, spices, etc.
- Slang a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person
- ☆ Slang a male homosexual: term of contempt or derision
fruitcake Usage Examples
Converse of object
- eat: A man who eats fruitcake lives a terrible life.
- make: We started with some polystyrene dummy cakes to get the right shape and then set out to make the actual fruitcakes.
Adjective modifier
- rich: A bowl of water placed in an electric oven will help keep a rich fruitcake moist.
- traditional: The cake was a four tiered traditional fruitcake with a matching flower display on the top.
- old: Posted on 07.09.06 at 11:51 keith m ( for,fish,toffee,can't ) Sorry me old fruitcake!
- only: Again, 10 years ago, this was an event recognized, it was said, by only fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists.
Browse dictionary entries near fruitcake
- ‹ fruitarian
- ‹ fruitage
- ‹ fruit tree
- ‹ fruit sugar
- ‹ fruit of the poisonous tree
- ‹ fruit machine
- ‹ fruit jar
- ‹ fruit fly
- ‹ fruit cup
- ‹ fruit bat
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