Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerts

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nerts
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slang

intj

Nuts! Expression of dismay.

Slang

noun

A fast-paced card game played with multiple decks.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""You'd be plumb nerts" says he, "to think of it.""
"But sweet Flossie Farmer, the lovely snake charmer/Was nerts for a snake in the grass."
"FOUND HIM 'TERRIBLY NICE' She Wonders What He Thought When She Said, 'Oh, Nerts!' After a Bad Shot."

Etymology

Alteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)

Usage

Inflected Forms

more nerts (comparative) most nerts (superlative)

Derived Forms

nerd

Rhymes With

hurts converts skirts deserts hertz verts nertz xertz

Questions

What does nerts mean?: Crazy; nuts.
Where does nerts come from?: Alteration of nuts to avoid vulgar nuts (“testicles”)

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