crackpot

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see also: Crackpot

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Noun

crackpot (plural crackpots)

1. (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

   Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea.

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

   Synonyms: crackhead, crack whore, Thesaurus:addict

Translations

• French: fou
• German: Spinner
• Italian: svitato, folle
• Spanish: chiflado, tarambana

Adjective

crackpot

1. (informal) Eccentric or impractical.

   Synonyms: eccentric, impractical

   a crackpot idea

Translations

• French: loufoque
• German: spinnert
• Italian: folle

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Crackpot

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Proper noun

1. A village in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

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