crackbrain
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Someone who is wacky or crazy. There's a guy on our corner who shouts about the end of the world; I think he's a crackbrain.
crackbrained
Wacky or crazy. There's a guy on our corner who shouts about the end of the world; I think he's a little crackbrained. Oh please, that'll never work—it's a crackbrained idea.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
crackbrain
n. a fool; a stupid oaf. Did you hear about the crackbrain who said he found part of the sky floating in the lake?
crackbrained
mod. stupid; ridiculous. I’ve heard enough of your crackbrained schemes.
See also: crackbrain
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.