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Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
FROOT-kayk /ˈfruːtkeɪk/
Definition
A rich cake containing dried fruits, nuts, and spices, often preserved with alcohol and associated with Christmas and wedding celebrations; (informal, often offensive) a person regarded as eccentric or crazy.
Plain meaning
A fruitcake is the rich, dense cake filled with dried fruit and often soaked in brandy — associated with Christmas and weddings in Britain. Informally, to call someone a fruitcake means they are eccentric or odd.
Register
Neutral and standard in culinary contexts. The informal eccentric sense is colloquial and can be offensive in clinical or sensitive contexts.
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Podcast 2 · Daily Use
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Fruitcake used naturally — examples, nuances, and close synonyms.
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Podcast 3 · Prompt Engineering
Using “Fruitcake” in AI prompts
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