eccentric+person
101goon — noun informal 1》 a foolish or eccentric person. 2》 a thug, especially one employed to inflict violence on or intimidate others. 3》 Brit. a guard in a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. Origin C19: perh. from dialect gooney… …
102nut — noun 1》 a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. ↘the hard kernel of such a fruit. 2》 a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to …
103quiz — quiz1 noun (plural quizzes) 1》 a test of knowledge, especially as a competition for entertainment. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. a period of questioning. 3》 N. Amer. a short test or examination. verb (quizzes, quizzing, quizzed) 1》 question… …
104nut — [[t]nʌt[/t]] n. v. nut•ted, nut•ting 1) coo bot a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell 2) bot the kernel itself 3) bot a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn 4) a… …
105hangman — /ˈhæŋmən / (say hangmuhn) noun (plural hangmen) 1. a person who hangs those condemned to death; public executioner. 2. NZ Colloquial a character; eccentric person. 3. Also, hangman s noose. a word game in which one player is required to guess the …
106trick — /trɪk / (say trik) noun 1. a crafty or fraudulent device, expedient, or proceeding; an artifice, stratagem, ruse, or wile. 2. a deceptive or illusory appearance; mere semblance. 3. a roguish or mischievous performance; prank: to play a trick on… …
107goon — ► NOUN informal 1) a foolish or eccentric person. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a ruffian or thug. ORIGIN perhaps from dialect gooney «stupid person»; later influenced by the American cartoon character Alice the Goon …
108nut — ► NOUN 1) a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. 2) the hard kernel of such a fruit. 3) a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to …
109nutty — nut ► NOUN 1) a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. 2) the hard kernel of such a fruit. 3) a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing… …
110dipstick — ‘Dip’ has long meant a pickpocket in criminal slang, but from the 1920s, in American slang, it took on the new meanings of stupid or eccentric person, the equivalent of ‘jerk’ or ‘nut’. To emphasize the contempt of the speaker for the person… …