CRACKPOT

crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball

(noun) a whimsically eccentric person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Crackpot

A village in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

Etymology

Noun

crackpot (plural crackpots)

(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A kook.

Synonyms: crank, crazy, kook, live one, nut ball, nutbag, nutbar, nutcase, nutter, Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:mad person

(informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

Synonyms: crackhead, crack whore, Thesaurus:addict

Adjective

crackpot (comparative more crackpot, superlative most crackpot)

(informal) Eccentric or impractical.

Synonyms: eccentric, impractical

Source: Wiktionary



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