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Wingnut — may refer to:*A wingnut or wing nut, a nut (hardware), with a pair of wings to enable it to be turned without tools *Wingnut (plant) ( Pterocarya ), a genus of trees bearing winged nuts *Wingnut (politics), a derogatory American slang term for a… … Wikipedia
wingnut — nut with flared sides for turning with the thumb and forefinger; so called for its shape. Meaning weird person recorded by 1989, probably not from the literal sense but from the secondary sense of NUT (Cf. nut), influenced perhaps by slang senses … Etymology dictionary
wingnut — a person who acts crazy, a nut Jerry, you wingnut! How did you get that horse in the elevator? … English idioms
wingnut — pterokarija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Riešutmediniai – Juglandaceae DC. ex Perleb atitikmenys: lot. Pterocarya angl. wingnut vok. Flügelnuss rus. крылоорешник; лапина; птерокария lenk. skrzydloorzech … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
Wingnut (politics) — Wingnut is a term currently used in U.S. politics as a political epithet referring to people who hold extreme conservative views or support far right wing politics, especially those who espouse right wing conspiracy theories. It is generally… … Wikipedia
WingNut Films — est une société de production cinématographique néo zélandaise créée par Peter Jackson en 1986. Liste des différents films Films déjà réalisés Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (1986) Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1990) Valley of the Stereos… … Wikipédia en Français
Wingnut (plant) — Taxobox name = Wingnut image width = 240px image caption = Japanese Wingnut ( Pterocarya rhoifolia ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Juglandaceae genus = Pterocarya genus authority = Nutt … Wikipedia
Wingnut Interactive — Infobox Company company name = Wingnut Interactive company type = Subsidiary of Microsoft foundation = 2006 location = flagicon|New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand key people = Peter Jackson industry = Video game industry products = Video games… … Wikipedia
Wingnut (hardware) — For other meanings see wingnut or thumbscrew (fastener). A wingnut or wing nut is a type of nut with two large metal wings , one on each side, so it can be easily tightened and loosened by hand without tools. It is sometimes called a thumbscrew … Wikipedia
wingnut — wing nut © School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company n. A nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning. Also called thumbnut. * * * … Universalium
