crack ‧ pot /ˈkrækpɒt $ -pɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: crack + pot 'head' ]
someone who is slightly crazy
—crackpot adjective :
crackpot schemes
crack ‧ pot /ˈkrækpɒt $ -pɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: crack + pot 'head' ]
someone who is slightly crazy
—crackpot adjective :
crackpot schemes
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012