nutcase vs wingnut

nutcase

noun
  • An eccentric or odd person. 

  • Someone who is insane. 

wingnut

noun
  • Someone perceived as odd, eccentric, and/or extreme. 

  • Someone with crazy or extreme political views (especially extreme conservative views). 

  • A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation). 

  • A mentally ill homeless person. 

  • A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia. 

How often have the words nutcase and wingnut occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )