NYT Dictionary
CRACKPOT
/ˈkɹæk.pɒt/NounAdjectiveCRACK-potcrack-pot · 2 syllablesGrade 7
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018
Meaning
An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack + pot. Originally, from crack + pate. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj) (< чо́каться (čókatʹsja), onomatopoeic), see crack for the further typology.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018.