What does nutty as a fruitcake mean

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Thread starter europefranc Start date Jan 28, Hello everybody! Who knows the origin of the expression as nutty as a fruitcake? Thanks a lot! Hello Europefranc, Welcome to the forums. The adjective nutty meaning "insane" was first recorded in ; the similarity to fruitcake , which literally contains nuts as well as fruit, was first recorded in Click to expand Thank you so much!!!

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