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fruitcake Definition

fruit·cake (fro̵̅o̅t′kāk′)

noun

  1. a rich cake containing nuts, preserved fruit, citron, spices, etc.
  2. Slang a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person
  3. ☆ 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.