different between nutbar vs crackpot

English

Etymology

nut +? bar

Pronunciation

Adjective

nutbar (not comparable)

1. (slang) Crazy, eccentric.
   • 1996 May 9, "Sue & Mil Garrett" (username), "First question ever", in alt.tv.highlander, Usenet:

     Have Duncan and Richie been back together since Duncan went nutbar on us and tried for Richie's head?

   • 1999 December 3, "Aaron R. Kulkis" (username), "Did Aaron finaly lose his Flash.net account?", in alt.romance, Usenet:

     > information. At which point Aaron went nutbar. […]

   • 2001 October 10, "Dan Hartung" (username), "Ariel Sharon Declares War On USA ", in alt.true-crime, Usenet:

     He's almost as nutbar as that, um, other guy.

   • 2006 September 18, "Jaime M. de Castellvi" (username), "Killfile the following people", in rec.arts.tv, Usenet:

     It seems that at least some of them did not entirely relish what they perused, for they went nutbar and the rest is history.

Synonyms

• (crazy): loony, nutty, potty; see also Thesaurus:insane
• (eccentric): kooky, odd, pixilated; see also Thesaurus:eccentric

Noun

nutbar (plural nutbars)

1. (slang) A crazy, eccentric person.

Synonyms

• (crazy person): loony, nut, whackjob; see also Thesaurus:mad person
• (eccentric person): kook, odd duck, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person

Related terms

• nut
• nutbag
• nutjob
• nutty

Anagrams

• tanbur, turban

English

Etymology

Mostly likely a back-etymology of pot, to form crack +? pot. Originally, from crack +? pate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?ækp?t/

Noun

crackpot (plural crackpots)

1. (informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A kook.

   Synonyms: crank, crazy, kook, live one, nut ball, nutbag, nutbar, nutcase, nutter; see also Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:mad person

2. (informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).

   Synonyms: crackhead, crack whore; see also Thesaurus:addict

Translations

Adjective

crackpot (comparative more crackpot, superlative most crackpot)

1. (informal) Eccentric or impractical.

   Synonyms: eccentric, impractical

Translations