dead-nuts

dead-nuts

See also: deadnuts and dead nuts

English

Alternative forms

• deadnuts, dead nuts

Adjective

dead-nuts (not comparable)

1. (informal) Precise, exact, completely accurate.
   • 2005, Michael Dregni (ed.), Harley-Davidson: The Good, the Bad, and the Legendary, →ISBN, p. 121 (Google preview):

     Bator, after hundreds of hours spent studying publicity stills, re-running tapes of the movie, and talking to cast and crew members, came up with a deadnuts duplication. Late last year, an exact replica of the Hopper chopper was completed, too.

   • 2011, Peter Pavia, Dutch Uncle, →ISBN, ch. 13 (Google preview):

     “Told you that bitch was trouble. You gotta listen to old Mike.”

     “Okay, you were dead-nuts on that one.”

Adverb

dead-nuts (not comparable)

1. (informal) Precisely, exactly, completely.
   • 1890 June 7, "Doubtful," Punch, or the London Charivari, vol. 98, p. 270:

     Jockey: My opinion's of little account,

     But I don't mind admitting, yer honour,

     I am not dead nuts on my mount.

   • 2000 June 11, Herb McCormick, "The Boating Report: Amid Big Names, an Underrated Sailor Wins Off Newport," New York Times (retrieved 5 Jan 2016):

     And all the boats are dead-nuts even.

   • 2012, David Freed, Flat Spin, →ISBN, ch. 13 (Google preview):

     I nailed the localizer dead-nuts center, squared the glideslope indicator, slowed my airspeed and rode the needles all the way down at a steady ninety knots.

   • 2015, Alan Spector, Body Not Recovered, →ISBN, ch. 27 (Google preview):

     “But I'm not having this conversation unless I'm dead-nuts sure that each of you would be willing to listen.”

Derived terms

• dead-nuts on