Fruitcake definition

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(slang) A crazy or an eccentric person.
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(slang) A foolish, eccentric, or crazy person.
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(chiefly US and Canada, colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
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A heavy spiced cake containing nuts and candied or dried fruits.
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A rich, dense cake containing nuts, preserved fruit, citron, spices, etc.
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(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A male homosexual.
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(slang) A male homosexual.
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Alternative form of fruitcake.
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A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of fruitcake - fruit-cake

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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.

  • We all know the infamous fruitcake, but fruitcake cookies are a new take on an old tradition.

  • You'll find these lighter than your traditional fruitcake, and chock full of your favorite fruit and nuts.

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