Meaning of the word "be (as) nutty as a fruitcake" in English

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be (as) nutty as a fruitcake

US /bi əz ˈnʌt.i əz ə ˈfruːt.keɪk/
UK /bi əz ˈnʌt.i əz ə ˈfruːt.keɪk/
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Idiom

1.

to be crazy or eccentric

Example:
My aunt is as nutty as a fruitcake, but we love her.
You'd have to be as nutty as a fruitcake to believe that story.
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