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Noun: crackpot  'krak,pót
Usage: informal
  1. A whimsically eccentric person
    "The neighbourhood crackpot was known for his outlandish conspiracy theories";
    - crank, nut [informal], nutcase [informal], fruitcake [informal], screwball [informal]
Adjective: crackpot  'krak,pót
Usage: informal
  1. Foolish; totally unsound
    "That's a crackpot idea";
    - crazy [informal], half-baked [informal], screwball [informal], softheaded, moronic [informal], nutty [informal], wiggy [US, informal]

Derived forms: crackpots

See also: absurd, cockeyed [informal], derisible, derisory, idiotic, impractical, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridic [informal], ridiculous

Type of: dag [Austral, NZ, informal], eccentric, flake [N. Amer, informal], geek [informal], oddball [informal]

Encyclopedia: Crackpot, Yorkshire