Nut Job

Pronunciation: /nʌt dʒɑb/

Definitions of nut job

noun a crazy or mentally unstable person

Example Sentences

A1 My neighbor is a bit of a nut job - he talks to his plants like they're people.

A2 The new employee is a total nut job - always coming up with crazy ideas.

B1 I can't believe they hired that nut job to be the manager of the department.

B2 The politician was labeled a nut job after his controversial remarks during the debate.

C1 The author's portrayal of the character as a nut job added an interesting dynamic to the story.

C2 Despite his reputation as a nut job, the scientist's research findings were groundbreaking.

Examples of nut job in a Sentence

formal The company decided to terminate the contract with the employee after discovering he was a nut job.

informal I can't believe she married that nut job!

slang That guy is a total nut job, always causing trouble.

figurative Her mind was like a maze, a tangled mess of thoughts that made her seem like a nut job to others.

Grammatical Forms of nut job

• past tense: nut jobbed
• plural: nut jobs
• comparative: more nut job
• superlative: most nut job
• present tense: nut jobs
• future tense: will nut job
• perfect tense: have nut jobbed
• continuous tense: is nut jobbing
• singular: nut job
• positive degree: nut job
• infinitive: to nut job
• gerund: nut jobbing
• participle: nut jobbed

Origin and Evolution of nut job

First Known Use: 1970 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'nut job' originated as a slang term in American English to describe someone who is mentally unstable or crazy.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'nut job' has become a commonly used colloquial term to describe someone who is eccentric or odd, in addition to its original meaning of someone who is mentally unstable.