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fruitcake
(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
See fruitcake in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A heavy spiced cake containing nuts and candied or dried fruits.
- Slang A crazy or an eccentric person: “a fruitcake under the delusion that he was Saint Nicholas” (John Strahinich).
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