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US
/ˈfɹutˌkeɪk/
]
[ UK /fɹˈuːtkeɪk/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈuːtkeɪk/ ]
NOUN
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
How To Use fruitcake In A Sentence
- I thought he was a bit of a fruitcake or an odd fish.
- The title character's, perhaps, a little less nutty than the rest of the fruitcakes, but it's a close call.
- I followed a staircase up to a second level where the rooms had a sweet, stale smell, like Christmas fruitcake. THE SEASON OF LILLIAN DAWES
- Prince William and Kate Middleton have chosen a multitiered, traditional fruitcake to serve as a centerpiece at their royal wedding, according to the royal wedding website. Prince William and Kate Middleton Choose Royal Wedding Cakes
- It does not mean that ALL smokers are fruitcakes.
- A while ago I suggested that it would be a good idea for Americans if they were to hive off a part of the country I call the ‘axis of stupidity’, and let all the fruitcakes who have been dragging the whole country down go live there.
- Being a studio picture, this is only the beginning, and we are taken on a ridiculous and unbelievable journey through the kind of paranormal world that only unbalanced fruitcakes could possibly relate too.
- And then there's food - glorious food - tables groaning with breads, pies, fruitcakes and dainty sweets wrapped with red and green ribbon.
- The fruitcake must live in alternate reality.
- The fruitcakes gestate side-by-side in the extra refrigerator in my garage. Lindsay Pyfer: Homemade Fruitcake: Old School And Worth The Effort