crackbrained
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crackbrained
Where it comes from
From crack + brained. The word is centuries old, and the original imagery is of a brain that is cracked (broken), but the advent of crack cocaine produced a new surface analysis whereby the word now also suggests a crack(rock)-addled brain. But even with that difference in referents, cognation is involved regardless.
adjective more crackbrained · most crackbrained · crack-brained · crack brained
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Idiotic.
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Similar: birdbrained, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, blockheaded, Boeotian, boneheaded
Talk about this word "crackbrained." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crackbrained. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crackbrained. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crackbrained "crackbrained." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crackbrained.Cite this
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title = {crackbrained},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crackbrained},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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