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See also: Crackpot
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]crackpot (plural crackpots)
- (informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
- (informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
- Synonyms: crackhead, crack whore; see also Thesaurus:addict
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]crazy person
Adjective
[edit]crackpot (comparative more crackpot, superlative most crackpot)
- (informal) Eccentric or impractical.
- Synonyms: eccentric, impractical
- a crackpot idea
Translations
[edit]eccentric or impractical
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