fruitcake

[ froot-keyk ]
/ ˈfrutˌkeɪk /

noun

a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
Slang. a crazy or eccentric person; nut.

Origin of fruitcake

First recorded in 1840–50; fruit + cake

Example sentences from the Web for fruitcake

British Dictionary definitions for fruitcake

fruitcake
/ (ˈfruːtˌkeɪk) /

noun

a rich cake containing mixed dried fruit, lemon peel, nuts, etc
slang, mainly British a person considered to be eccentric or insane

Idioms and Phrases with fruitcake

fruitcake

see nutty as a fruitcake.