fruitcake

US //ˈfɹutˌkeɪk// UK //fɹˈuːtkeɪk// fruit·cake

Archaic Informal Slang Vulgar

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Origin

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