nerts

adj, intj, noun — 3 senses

nerts

adj

Etymology Alteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)

1

Euphemistic, Slang Crazy; nuts.

"You'd be plumb nerts" says he, "to think of it."1928, Joseph Patrick McEvoy, Grosset and Dunlap present Show girl, page 47:
But sweet Flossie Farmer, the lovely snake charmer/Was nerts for a snake in the grass.1935, Elsie Carlisle, “Sweet Flossie Farmer (the Lovely Snake Charmer)”:

Derived terms: nerd

nerts

intj

Etymology Alteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)

1

Euphemistic, Slang Nuts! Expression of dismay.

FOUND HIM 'TERRIBLY NICE' She Wonders What He Thought When She Said, 'Oh, Nerts!' After a Bad Shot.1933 August 19, “GIRL GOLFER TELLS OF BESTING PRINCE; Beatrice Gottlieb Returns With Trophies of Victory From British Heir”, in New York Times:

nerts

noun

Etymology Alteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)

1

A fast-paced card game played with multiple decks.

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