crackpot
An eccentric, crazy or foolish personAn eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
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» Tom is a crackpot.
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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.
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безумецbezumec
a whimsically eccentric person
(informal)Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
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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