wing nut

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wing nut

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(Noun) (Nowadays, usually in the formulation "right wing nut".) A person who holds far-out, eccentric views.

Usage: Today, many consider the Koch Brothers right wing nuts, but in the late-1940s, more mainstream types considered Henry Wallace a left wing nut. In 1935, had the term been in use, many Britons would have considered Hitler a wing nut.

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