crackpot

[ krak-pot ]
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noun
  1. a person who is eccentric, unrealistic, or fanatical.

adjective
  1. eccentric; impractical; fanatical: crackpot ideas.

Origin of crackpot

1
First recorded in 1860–65; from the phrase cracked pot

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British Dictionary definitions for crackpot

crackpot

/ (ˈkrækˌpɒt) informal /


noun
  1. an eccentric person; crank

adjective
  1. (usually prenominal) eccentric; crazy

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