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The mutt’s nuts

What's the meaning of the phrase 'The mutt's nuts'?

Excellent – the highest quality.

What's the origin of the phrase 'The mutt's nuts'?

This is a variant of ‘the dog’s bollocks‘ and it originated in the UK in the 1990s. It is a rather nice alternative as it has the dual advantages over the original form of the rhyme and the fact that nuts is both slang for bollocks and also means both crazy and rubbish.

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Writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the creator of the Phrase Finder website. Over the past 26 years more than 700 million of his pages have been downloaded by readers. He is one of the most popular and trusted sources of information on phrases and idioms.
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