nerts

nerts

[nurts]
interjection Older Slang.
nuts ( def 1 ).
Also, nertz.


Origin:
1930–35; by alteration

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nurts definition

[nɚts]
and nerts
  1. n.
    nonsense. : Oh, that's just nerts. I don't believe a word of it.
  2. interj.
    a mild expression of distress or dismay. (Usually Nerts!; Nurts!.) : Oh, nerts! I forgot my wallet.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Nerts is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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