nut job

See also: nutjob

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nut job (plural nut jobs)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) Someone who is crazy (insane).
    Some nut job from the government actually thought he could tax our moonshine!
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      She told me that she knew she sounded like a “nut job,” but she stressed that she had a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in social work and knew what mental illness looks like.

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