Noun
A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
Synonyms: butterfly nut, (some designs) thumbnut
(slang) One who advocates extreme measures or changes, especially if they hold or are perceived to hold far-right viewpoints; a radical or reactionary.
(slang, Australia) Someone with large, protruding ears.
wing-nut (plural wing-nuts)
Alternative form of wing nut
wing-nut
"You one of those right wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger. Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids." "They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also. "Us?" asked Oedipa. Thomas Pynchon