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Definition of Crackpot
1. Noun. A whimsically eccentric person.
Generic synonyms: Eccentric, Eccentric Person, Flake, Geek, Oddball
Derivative terms: Screwball
Definition of Crackpot
1. Noun. (informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A ''kook''. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict). See also crackhead. ¹
3. Adjective. (informal) Eccentric or impractical ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crackpot
1. an eccentric person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crackpot
Literary usage of Crackpot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Romantic Richmondshire: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities by Harry Speight (1897)
"Oatmeal was then the staple food-product, and we have knowledge of an ancient
water-mill which stood at the bottom of crackpot ..."
2. The Registers of the Parish Church of Grinton in Swaledale, Co. York by Frederick William Slingsby (1905)
"... Row 8 Ann dau. of Robert Metcalfe of Low Row 8 Margaret dau. of Simon Raw of
crackpot side 8 Elizabeth dau. of Simon Raw of crackpot side was christen'd ..."
3. A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire: Containing the Names of All the by Thomas Langdale (1822)
"Л. in the township of Lartington, and parish of " At crackpot were dug up, in
the year 1809, lèverai piece« ... crackpot u about Romaldkirk ; 5 miles from ..."
4. Picturesque History of Yorkshire: Being an Account of the History by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1900)
"... aged ninety years; Percival Close, of Grinton, carpenter, aged seventy-four
years; and Nicholas Blades, of crackpot, labourer, aged eighty years. ..."
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