wing nut

• Tipo de tuerca con dos aletas o alas planas a los lados, diseñada para apretarse a mano sin herramientas. También se usa informalmente como término despectivo para una persona considerada excéntrica, tonta o con ideas extremistas.

A type of nut with two flat wings or projections on its sides, designed to be turned by hand without tools. Also used informally as a derogatory term for a person considered eccentric, foolish, or extreme in their views.

1. Mechanical fastenerB1formal

   A type of nut with two flat wings on its sides, designed to be tightened or loosened by hand without tools.

   Tuerca de mariposa

   • He used a wing nut to secure the bracket.
   • The wing nut makes it easy to adjust the shelf height.
   • You can tighten the wing nut by hand.

2. Eccentric or crazy personC1slangamerican

   A slang term for someone who is considered eccentric, irrational, or extreme in their views.

   Excéntrico, chiflado

   • Don't listen to that wing nut; his ideas are completely unrealistic.
   • He's a total wing nut when it comes to conspiracy theories.
   • The politician was dismissed as a wing nut by the media.