ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: crack (I) + pot “head”
: one given to erratic, impractical, or lunatic ideas or notions
a new crop of crackpots determined to lead the country into chaos — Bill Mauldin
crackpot ideas
• crack·pot·ism “+ˌizəm noun -s