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crackpot /ˈkrakpɒt /informal nounAn eccentric or foolish person: people who claim famous past identities are usually dismissed as crackpots...- It's a site dedicated to ‘cranks, crackpots, kooks, and loons on the Web.’
- There George, who appears throughout as himself, interviews a series of crackpots and misfits.
- Interesting to know the science and/or psychology behind the crackpots and their talking pots.
adjective [attributive]Eccentric; impractical: his head’s full of crackpot ideas...- Whatever the reason, London needs plenty more crackpot ideas to keep it moving.
- It wasn't me that raised this crackpot idea, was it?
- The reality is that every crackpot idea in the history of science has been defended on this very same basis.
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