# wingnut

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/ · frequency rank #94,442

## Definitions
1. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
2. A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.
3. A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).
4. A person with large ears.
5. Alternative form of wing nut (“(mechanical) nut with wing-like projections”).

## Etymology
From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wingnut