1. dense cakes containing dried or candied fruits and nuts, typically served during holidays
2. people considered to be eccentric or crazy
Usage: informal; potentially offensive

Examples

• My grandmother makes delicious fruitcakes every Christmas.
• The bakery sells traditional fruitcakes with pecans and cherries.
• Some people love fruitcakes while others find them too heavy.
• The holiday gift basket included two small fruitcakes.
• Don’t listen to those fruitcakes spreading conspiracy theories.
• He called his eccentric neighbors a bunch of fruitcakes.