fruitcake

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas. countable,uncountable
  2. A crazy or eccentric person. colloquial,countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — Easy, feller, easy. She's a fruitcake.
  3. A homosexual male. US,colloquial,countable,dated,derogatory

词形变化

fruitcakes plural fruit-cake alternative fruit cake alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
fruitcakey
相关词
mince pie

词源

Compound of fruit + cake. First attested in c. 1687. Sense 2, predated by nutty as a fruitcake, was first attested in c. 1952.
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