Synonyms for be nuts about
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nuhts |
| Phonetic Transcription : nÊŒts |
Top 10 synonyms for be nuts about Other synonyms for the word be nuts about
- approve
- be crazy about
- be crazy for
- be crazy over
- be gone on
- be mad about
- be mad for
- be nuts about
- be serious about
- be smitten with
- be stuck on
- be sweet on
- be wild about
- delight in
- dig
- dote on
- esteem
- eulogize
- exalt
- fall for
- flip over
- get high on
- glorify
- go for
- groove on
- hold in respect
- idolize
- laud
- look up to
- marvel at
- moon over
- pay homage to
- praise
- prize
- rate highly
- respect
- revere
- reverence
- take pleasure in
- think highly of
- treasure
- value
- venerate
- wonder at
- worship
Définition of be nuts about
Origin :- "crazy," 1846, from earlier be nutts upon "be very fond of" (1785), which is possibly from nuts (plural noun) "any source of pleasure" (1610s), from nut (q.v.). Sense influenced probably by metaphoric application of nut to "head" (1846, e.g. to be off one's nut "be insane," 1860). Nuts as a derisive retort is attested from 1931.
- Connection with the slang "testicle" sense has tended to nudge it toward taboo. "On the N.B.C. network, it is forbidden to call any character a nut; you have to call him a screwball." ["New Yorker," Dec. 23, 1950] "Please eliminate the expression 'nuts to you' from Egbert's speech." [Request from the Hays Office regarding the script of "The Bank Dick," 1940] This desire for avoidance accounts for the euphemism nerts (c.1925).
- As in admire : verb hold in high regard
- As in adore : verb love intensely
Antonyms for be nuts about
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