crackpot
crackpot · crackpots
тріщина
трещина, щель, треск
Sprung, Riss, Spalt
An eccentric, crazy or foolish personAn eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
/ˈkɹæk.pɒt/
» Tom is a crackpot.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea.
Spinner
безумецbezumec
a whimsically eccentric person
(informal)Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
Examples
7 sentencesTom is a crackpot.
I'm not a crackpot.
ruЯ не псих.
Tom called you a crackpot.
ruТом назвал тебя чокнутым.
Tom said you were a crackpot.
Don't listen to that crackpot, he's always talking nonsense.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
crazy person:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
crazy person:
Origin
Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate.Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate.
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