Half Nut

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The term Half Nut has many different meanings from computer and mechanical engineering to a light-hearted term for a clueless person.

[edit] Mechanical Engineering

You can see an image of a half nut at http://www.fastfixdirect.co.uk/images/categories/Hut_Lock_stst_82.jpg care of [1].

Mini-Lathe.com affords us another picture of a half nut at [2]

[edit] Vernacular

If we look towards the Urban Dictionary for the term Half Nut we'll see that it refers to a person who may be lacking in cognitive understanding. [3]

While most people think of being nutty as a derogatory term it can also denote someone who is interested in or excited about a topic. If we look at the fourth entry from Dictionary.com [4] we'll see that nutty can also mean full of flavor or zest, not just about food but ideas as well.