fruitcake

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fruitcake

/ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/ UK

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Compound of fruit + cake. First attested in c. 1687. Sense 2, predated by nutty as a fruitcake, was first attested in c. 1952.

noun fruitcakes · fruit-cake · fruit cake

countable, uncountable A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable A crazy or eccentric person. Easy, feller, easy. She's a fruitcake.
US, colloquial, countable, dated, derogatory, slang A homosexual male.
Similar: fruit

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noun cake

Español	pastel de fruta
日本語	フルーツケーキ furūtsukēki
中文	乾果蛋糕 /干果蛋糕 gānguǒ dàngāo
Français	cake
Deutsch	Früchtebrot, Früchtekuchen
Italiano	plumcake, panfrutto
Русский	кекс keks, фрукто́вый пиро́г fruktóvyj piróg

noun crazy person

Français	taré
Deutsch	Verrückter, Spinner
Русский	псих psix

noun homosexual

Português	bicha, boiola, puto, viado
Français	pédale, tante
Deutsch	Schwuchtel
Русский	го́мик gómik, пе́дик pédik, пидора́с pidorás, пи́дор pídor

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@misc{fruitcake_2026,
  title = {fruitcake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fruitcake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}