crackpot

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Definitions

noun

An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A kook.“Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea.”
Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

adjective

Eccentric or impractical.“a crackpot idea”

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Synonyms

crack whore crackhead crank crazy kook live one nut ball nutbag nutbar nutcase nutter eccentric impractical fruitcake screwball nut wacko lunatic

Associated

insecticide inventor circus theories index allen claims entertainment author

Rhymes

fraught distraught taut onslaught hot trot knot overwrought thought blot

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