crackpot

See also: Crackpot

English

Etymology

Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack +‎ pot. Originally, from crack +‎ pate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɹæk.pɒt/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ækpɒt

Noun

crackpot (plural crackpots)

(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
Synonyms: crank, crazy, kook, live one, nut ball, nutbag, nutbar, nutcase, nutter; see also Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:mad person

Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea.
(informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
Synonyms: crackhead, crack whore; see also Thesaurus:addict

Derived terms

Translations

crazy person

French: fou (fr) m, fêlé (fr) m
German: Spinner (de) m
Italian: svitato (it) m, folle (it)
Polish: świr (pl) m
Slovak: blázon m, úchyl m (slang)
Spanish: chiflado (es) m, tarambana (es)
Swedish: galenpanna (sv) c

Adjective

crackpot (comparative more crackpot, superlative most crackpot)

(informal) Eccentric or impractical.
Synonyms: eccentric, impractical

a crackpot idea

Translations

eccentric or impractical

Bulgarian: ексцентричен (bg) (ekscentričen), ненормален (bg) (nenormalen)
Finnish: hassahtanut (fi)
French: loufoque (fr)
German: spinnert (de)
Italian: folle (it)

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