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fruitcake.

A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/UK
  1. A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A crazy or eccentric person.

    colloquial · countable · derogatory · uncountable
  3. A homosexual male.

    US · colloquial · countable · dated · derogatory · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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