fruitcake
pronunciation
How to pronounce fruitcake in British English:
UK ['fru:keɪk]
How to pronounce fruitcake in American English:
US ['frukeɪk]
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- Noun:
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
Word Origin
- fruitcake (n.)
- also fruit-cake, 1838 in the literal sense "a rich, sweet cake containing fruit," from fruit + cake (n.). Slang meaning "lunatic person" is first attested 1952.
Example
- 1. A fruitcake with a turd in the middle ?
- 2. It is a british tradition to choose fruitcake for weddings , and cairns is famous for them .
- 3. James dobson , the former head of focus on the family , a social conservative group , used to berate mr obama for his " fruitcake " ideas .
- 4. Guests at the buckingham palace reception on april 29 will be able to choose between the " chocolate biscuit cake , " as it is commonly known in the uk , and a classic fruitcake .
- 5. Banbury , a little english town best known for a walk-on part in a nursery rhyme and as the eponymous origin of a fruitcake , is an unlikely fulcrum for the balance of power in the world of telecoms .