crackbrain
- noun
- /ˈkrækˌbreɪn/
- Offensive
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chiflado
- He was known as the local crackbrain for his wild stories and odd behavior.
Examples
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Calling her a crackbrain was unfair, as her ideas were simply ahead of their time.
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He is such a crackbrain for suggesting we build a rocket in the backyard.
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The villagers dismissed the inventor as a crackbrain because of his strange machines.
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Don't listen to her; she's a total crackbrain!
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The inventor was considered a crackbrain for his outrageous ideas about flying cars.
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Everyone at the conference thought he was a crackbrain with his unusual theories about time travel.
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Despite being labeled a crackbrain, her imaginative proposals often surprised those who doubted her.
Synonyms
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7.5
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
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6.4
A man who acts very strangely or dangerously and may be mentally ill
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8.6
A person who behaves very strangely and may be dangerous
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6.2
A person who acts in a wild or reckless way
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9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or wild way
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8.2
A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas
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7.7
A person who is often angry and has strange ideas
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9.9
An offensive word for a person who is very into something, for example video games
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8.6
A person who acts in a silly or strange way
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9.3
A person who is not very smart
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7.9
A person who does risky things without thinking
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9.1
An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
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8.8
A person who acts in a way that seems crazy
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Etymology
Crackbrain comes from crack ('crazy' or 'broken') and brain ('mind'). Picture a 'cracked' mind that has wild ideas, and that's why a crackbrain is a foolish or odd person.