1) The word fruitcake has come to mean someone who is round the bend, out to lunch, completely
fucking mad. It came from the old British
slang"Nutty as a fruitcake"(fruitcakes have got nuts in, ya see), because, as you know we've used the
slang term "Nutters" for the insane for....well ever, really.
2) I do believe that some American people call gay people fruitcakes. I know that the term "fruit" has been used as a slightly derogatory term for Gay men(in the
UK any way), but I'm really not sure where the "cakes" bit came from, or why!.
1) "Dave came round the other
day, goin' on about these multidimensional life forms that are controlling his libido or somethin'" "Oh yeah, Dave's a total Fruitcake dude."
2)....Err not
sure really!! I've never heard "fruitcake" used in this context. But "
Fruit":
Err 2, take 2) "Look at John mincing about,......Oi John your a proper fruit mate"