• Wingnut (hardware)
  Wingnut (hardware)
  A wingnut or wing nut is a type of nut with two large metal "wings," one on each side, so it can be easily tightened and loosened by hand without tools. It is sometimes called a thumbscrew.-Bicycles:...
  
  , a nut with a pair of wings to enable it to be turned without tools, used where frequent adjustments are needed or part removal can be made quickly at some later stage
• Pterocarya, a genus of trees bearing winged nuts
• Wingnut (politics)
  Wingnut (politics)
  "Wingnut" is used in United States politics as a political epithet referring to a person who holds extreme political views. According to Merriam-Webster, it is analogous with the word "radical." In American politics, the term is more often aimed at members of the political right than those of the...
  
  , an American slang term for a person who holds extreme political (especially right-wing) views; compare with "moonbat
  Moonbat
  Moonbat is a term used in United States politics as a political epithet referring to progressives or leftists.-Etymology:According to a 2006 article by New York Times self-described "language maven" William Safire, the term was first used by science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein in 1947...
  
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Entertainment, media, and sports

• Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky, a video game created by Rocket Science Games
  Rocket Science Games
  Rocket Science Games was a video game developer that created games for consoles and computers from 1993 to 1997. The company was responsible for games such as Obsidian, Rocket Jockey, and Loadstar.-History:...
  
  
• Wingnut (Care Bears), a character in the Care Bears
  Care Bears
  The Care Bears are characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983, Kenner turned the Care Bears into plush teddy bears...
  
   franchise introduced in the movie Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! and persisted into the new TV series Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot
• Wingnut, a character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
• Several enterprises of New Zealand director Peter Jackson
  Peter Jackson
  Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...
  
  
  • WingNut Films, Jackson's film production company
  • Wingnut Interactive, a video game developer led by Peter Jackson
  • Wingnut Wings, Jackson's World War I
    World War I
    World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
    
     model making company
• WingNuts: Temporal Navigator, a computer game created by Freeverse Software
  Freeverse Software
  Freeverse Inc. is a computer and video game, and desktop software developer owned by Ngmoco. Based in New York City, Freeverse titles received numerous awards including a Macworld Game Hall of Fame, two Macworld San Francisco Best of Shows and three Apple Design Awards in 2004...
  
  
• WingNuts 2
  WingNuts 2
  WingNuts 2 is an award-winning shooter game from Freeverse. It allows the player to take control of several real world and fictitious aircraft as they travel through time to stop Baron Von Schtopwatch....
  
  : Raina's Revenge, the sequel to WingNuts: Temporal Navigator
• Wichita Wingnuts
  Wichita Wingnuts
  The Wichita Wingnuts are a professional baseball team based in Wichita, Kansas, in the United States. The Wingnuts are a member of the Central Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.An expansion franchise in the...
  
  , a Wichita, Kansas baseball team
• Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, an American surfer

Slang terms

• Wingnut, a name for an eccentric
  Eccentricity (behavior)
  In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive...
  
   person
• Wingnut (squat), a series of squatted warehouses, apartment buildings, and houses in Cleveland, Ohio
• Wingnut, a term to describe a fan of the Detroit Red Wings
  Detroit Red Wings
  The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
  
  
• Wingnut ear, a derogatory term for, or a person with, ears that stick out
• Wingnut (haircut), New Zealand slang for someone who had the "short-back and sides" haircut style of the 1940s and 50s
• Wingnut, military slang for members of the United States Air Force
  United States Air Force
  The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
  
  
• Wingnut, a term to describe a fan of the NBC television drama series The West Wing
• Wingnut, a person with a hobby-level of interest in the White House
  White House
  The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
  
   and its architecture, and/or the Presidency of the United States
• Wingnut, a person who is crazy about all things that fly
• Wingnut, a Honda Gold Wing motorcycle enthusiast