Fruitcake Definition

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fruitcakes
noun
fruitcakes
A rich, dense cake containing nuts, preserved fruit, citron, spices, etc.
Webster's New World
A foolish, eccentric, or crazy person.
Webster's New World
A male homosexual.
Webster's New World

Alternative form of fruitcake.

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Noun

Singular:
fruitcake
Plural:
fruitcakes

Origin of Fruitcake

  • From fruit +‎ cake, 1854. Sense of crazy person 1952 (predated by nutty as a fruitcake, 1914).

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Fruitcake Sentence Examples

  • There was Carl the Cutter, The Gypsy, Frank the Fruitcake; crazy names.

  • This Italian specialty is more like bread than cake and closer to fruitcake than any other Christmas treat.

  • With just a little time, you will fall in love with this classic and add fruitcake to your collection of Christmas cake recipes.

  • For example, try a fancy spin on ham (like prosciutto-wrapped melon?) for a spring fete, or a tasty fruitcake as your groom's cake around the holidays.

  • No one will care that you bought slice-and-bake cookie dough or didn't bake Aunt Agatha's famous fruitcake recipe.

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