as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
a crackbrain who wore bedroom slippers to the grocery shop
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Noun
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As with all art forms, the world of nails offers something for everyone, from the austere to the eccentric.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026 -
Also, Joan Cusack plays an infamous local eccentric, and a fictional pop star shows up!—
Mary Sollosi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The two main female characters, Avril Incandenza and Joelle van Dyne, both happen to be gorgeous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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They are balanced by just enough sweetness to offset the inherent salty character of the black beans, and infinitely complex.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Jan. 2026
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My question is, with what AB did to the Raiders, Why would Gruden/Mayock want to take another head case like Jalen Ramsey?—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2019
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Brown is the foremost head case and headache in the NFL.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Sep. 2019
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Elite Dangerous continues the lineage of the 1984 original in grand fashion and is one of the most open-ended and ambitious video games ever created.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Spending around a decade at Amazon, he was named Head of International Originals in 2018 as Prime Video ramped up its work in the international film and TV originals space.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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The crust, made with flour from Barton Springs Mill in Dripping Springs, is sturdy, a blend of butter, nut and earth with a nice crackle.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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Non-meat sources of protein such as beans, lentils, peas, tofu, whole grains, nuts and seeds are good additions to everyone’s diet.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Turning the crank handle on the right-hand side of the set launches the rocket upwards, with the booster rockets splitting off not long after take-off.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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There’s a cast of wanderers, visionaries, and itinerants, the self-educated and self-published, a long lineage of cranks and outcasts, mostly penurious, always opinionated, stretching away into the mists of pseudohistory.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Snowfall totals varied across the metro, with more flakes coming to the south and east of the city, according to data provided by the National Weather Service.—
Chandler Boese,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2026
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Even with the first flakes days away, grocery stores have been packed across the state.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The point was to create the conditions for a bunch of weirdos to sit around and ask questions of one another.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Horror film Weapons and sports movie F1 both made it into the top category, while the weirdo Bugonia bolstered its chances for a nomination after being left off the SAG and the DGA’s big lists.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Crackbrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackbrain. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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