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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The logger and railsplitter occasionally encounters American eccentrics, like a chatty drifter prone to sporting bible verses and an old coot of a demolitions expert with a philosophical bent.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Nov. 2025 -
For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the crew invades his space and a volatile director (Pyper-Ferguson) pushes him to his limits the line between Levi and his character dissolves.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Not that visual impact is unimportant, but how a cast of characters exists in space and time while confronting a specific set of circumstances, conceived of by a playwright at a specific moment with its own set of theatrical mores, is vital.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Heated Rivalry is not an HBO original.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
9 Dec. 2025
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Peanuts originals will remain on the service through at least 2030.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Poor harvests of nuts and fruit are pushing bears to seek food elsewhere.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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While neither nut is inherently better than the other, each offers unique benefits for overall health to consider.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The blocker is not merely the neighborhood crank with a CEQA lawyer.—
Tracy Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Her octopus was named Marcellus McSquiddles, an aging crank who notes his days of captivity in a Puget Sound aquarium as if on death row, but also recognizes the night janitor, Tova, is lonely and grieving.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
5 May 2026
Noun
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These iridescent flakes are shimmery and fun.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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While flake salt is best used to add texture in the finishing stage of a dish, such as a sprinkle of salt over these decadent chocolate bites, kosher salt can be used in a variety of applications in everyday cooking.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2026
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Richard Dreyfuss stars as an Indiana electric lineman/dad who gets discombobulated after a light from a passing UFO compels him to do weirdo things — like build a mountain replica inside of his home.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Himes’ novels, like Riley’s films, also run on a bench of eccentric weirdos.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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His search takes him to a wacko cult in the desert run by a scamster, and that of course puts the sheriff in deadly danger.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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“Crackbrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackbrain. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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