English Explanatory Dictionary

crackpot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
  2. Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
adj
  1. Eccentric or impractical.
name
  1. A small village in Grinton parish, Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9796)

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹæk.pɒt/ en-us-crackpot.ogg

Word forms

crackpot crackpots more crackpot most crackpot

Etymology

Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj) (< чо́каться (čókatʹsja), onomatopoeic), see crack for the further typology.

Synonyms

crank crazy kook live one nut ball nutbag nutbar nutcase nutter bizarro coot crackpot eccentric freak glaik hard case oddball oddity odd bod odd duck odd fish queerdo queer fish rum strange bird strange fish strangeling wack wacko weirdie weirdling weirdo wild man wingnut basket case basket weaver crack crazyhead dingbat fruit and nut case fruit cake fruit loop fruitloop head case loony loony tune lunatic madcap madhead mental case nut nutburger nutjob psycho psychoceramic schizo screwball space cadet space pilot unconventional

Derived words

crackpot index crackpotitude crackpotology crackpottery crackpotty
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