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Noun: crackpot  'krak`pót
  1. A whimsically eccentric person
    - crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball
Adjective: crackpot  'krak`pót
  1. Foolish; totally unsound
    - crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded, nutty

Derived forms: crackpots

See also: impractical

Type of: dag [Austral, NZ], eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball

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