nerts
English
editEtymology
editAlteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ts
Adjective
editnerts (comparative more nerts, superlative most nerts)
- (slang, euphemistic) Crazy; nuts.
- 1928, Joseph Patrick McEvoy, Grosset and Dunlap present Show girl, page 47:
- "You'd be plumb nerts" says he, "to think of it."
Derived terms
edit- nerd (possibly)
Interjection
editnerts
- (slang, euphemistic) Nuts! Expression of dismay.
- 1933 August 19, “GIRL GOLFER TELLS OF BESTING PRINCE; Beatrice Gottlieb Returns With Trophies of Victory From British Heir”, in New York Times:
- FOUND HIM 'TERRIBLY NICE' She Wonders What He Thought When She Said, 'Oh, Nerts!' After a Bad Shot.
Noun
editnerts (uncountable)
- A fast-paced card game played with multiple decks.
Anagrams
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editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Nerz, from Upper Sorbian nórc (“mink”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnerts m (plural nertsen, diminutive nertsje n)
Derived terms
editNoun
editnerts n (uncountable)
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