Correct spelling of numnut. Normally used as an insult meaning idiot. However, also implies that the recipient is a coward, sterile or impotent. A combination of numb and nut, where nut is a slang for testicle. In other words, a man who cannot feel his testicles and acts accordingly.
This word originated in the U.S, however, it's used in the U.K. as well. Most likely its use was born in the U.S. military, just as expressions like soup sandwich and jeep. Made popular in the movie, "Full Metal Jacket," when Hartman yells at Pyle.
1. A person of severely limited intellectual prowess, or extremely lacking in everyday common sense.
2. A viewer of FOX News, who only listens to a single news source, only communicates with others of his/her own political persuasion, and thinks "Tea Parties" are spontaneous outbursts of patriotism, without realizing they are instead, organized and funded by the richest people and corporations in America, with the intent to steal wealth from everyone. i.e. "Americans for Prosperity. "
A guy who's had his balls busted so many times he doesn't evenfeel it any more. Often mistaken for a perennial loser. This group is ranked among the lowest in the male social strati.