wingnut

From wing +‎ nut.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/

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wingnut (plural wingnuts)

1. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
2. (slang, derogatory, politics) Someone with bizarre or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views).
   • 2019 November 27, Alex Henderson, AlterNet:

     On November 21, evangelist Franklin Graham (son of the late Rev. Billy Graham and a strident Trump supporter) discussed impeachment when he appeared on fellow wingnut Eric Metaxas’ radio show.

3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (slang, derogatory, Canada and US itinerant and street populations) A mentally ill homeless person.
4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (slang, derogatory) Someone who is odd, eccentric, or extreme.
5. (slang, rural US) A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).
6. (slang, informal) A person with large ears.
7. Alternative form of wing nut (“(mechanical) nut with wing-like projections”).

• (tree of the genus Pterocarya): pterocarya
• (odd or eccentric person): nut case, crank, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person
• (person of extreme political beliefs): extremist, radical; winger

• moonbat

• Caucasian wingnut
• wingnuttery
• wingnutty

• Wingnut (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wingnut on the Word Detective.