crankismn.
U.S.
= crankery n.
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fantasticalness1581
fantasticality1592
eccentricity1657
fantasticness1661
out-of-the-wayness1800
nuttiness1865
crankiness1870
crankism1882
crankery1884
faddishness1884
faddism1885
crankness1890
pottiness1933
wackiness1941
offbeatness1960
kookiness1962
1882 Congr. Rec. 13 Feb. 1166/2 Such mathematics..is contaminated with congenital infirmity... It is crankism applied to figures.
1890 Troy Daily Times 15 Nov. 2/3 The epidemic of crankism which has prevailed.
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