Crackpot Definition
krăkpŏt
crackpots
noun
crackpots
A mentally unbalanced or eccentric person; often, specif., a person who holds or is a proponent of a highly unorthodox or eccentric belief.
Webster's New World
(informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict). See also crackhead.
Wiktionary
adjective
Foolish; harebrained.
A crackpot notion.
American Heritage
By or characteristic of a crackpot.
Crackpot conspiracy theories.
Webster's New World
(informal) Eccentric or impractical.
A crackpot idea.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Crackpot
Noun
Singular:
crackpot
Plural:
crackpotsOrigin of Crackpot
crack(ed) pot skull (obsolete)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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