crackpot

Etymology

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

noun

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

adj

  1. (informal) Eccentric or impractical.
    a crackpot idea

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