noun. A nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning.

noun. undefined

noun. A person with extreme or fanatical political views.

noun. A crazy or eccentric person.

noun. A nut having wing-like projections so that it can be turned easily by hand

noun. A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia

noun. a derogatory term for anyone perceived as odd, eccentric, and/or extreme

noun. Air Force personnel in towns that host a USAF installation

"Evidently, the term wingnut is so familiar as to be unobjectionable, and, perhaps in this context attacks exaggerated out of all credibility, at least by non-Bork standards it is, but the generally overbroad application of that term makes it problematic."

wingnuttery  wingnutty  

'hood  another  crania  crochety  disreputable-looking  

crank  extremist  nut case  pterocarya  radical