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crackpot

noun
  1. 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."

    Similar: crank, crazy, kook, live one, nut ball

  2. Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

    Similar: crack whore, crackhead

Synonymscrack whore, crackhead, crank, crazy, kook, live one
adjective
  1. Eccentric or impractical.

    "a crackpot idea"

    Similar: eccentric, impractical

Synonymseccentric, impractical

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