crackpot C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈkrækpɑt/ UK /ˈkrækpɒt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an eccentric or foolish person with strange ideas Everyone dismissed his plan as the scheme of a crackpot. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an eccentric or foolish... crankeccentrickooknutoddballlunatic Word family Related forms crackpot Etymology AI details A compound of 'crack' (in the sense 'crazy, defective') plus 'pot' (slang for 'head'), the image being of a flawed or unsound vessel; coined in the late 19th century. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # crackpot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrækpɑt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrækpɒt/ ## Meanings 1. an eccentric or foolish person with strange ideas ## Examples - Everyone dismissed his plan as the scheme of a crackpot. ## Synonyms - crank - eccentric - kook - nut - oddball - lunatic ## Related Forms - crack - pot ## Etymology A compound of 'crack' (in the sense 'crazy, defective') plus 'pot' (slang for 'head'), the image being of a flawed or unsound vessel; coined in the late 19th century. ## AI Etymology Crackpot is a compound of 'crack' (in the sense 'crazy, defective') plus 'pot' (slang for 'head'), the image being of a flawed or unsound vessel; coined in the late 19th century. In present-day use, it means an eccentric or foolish person with strange ideas. Related vocabulary includes crack and pot. ## Topics - People & Society markdown