"basket case" in German basket case hoffnungsloser Fall Spinner Verrückte Detailed translations for "basket case" basket case 1. general basket case(also: goner) hoffnungsloser Fall 2. colloquial basket case(also: nutter, wacko, whacko, loon) der Spinner{masculine} basket case(also: kook, nutter) Verrückte{masculine / feminine}