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CRACKPOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crackpot mean?
• CRACKPOT (noun)
The noun CRACKPOT has 1 sense:
1. a whimsically eccentric person
Familiarity information: CRACKPOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A whimsically eccentric person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
crackpot; crank; fruitcake; nut; nut case; screwball
Hypernyms ("crackpot" is a kind of...):
eccentric; eccentric person; flake; geek; oddball (a person with an unusual or odd personality)
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