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as in lunatic
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake
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Designers traditionally present themselves in public as preening demigods or fussy, difficult eccentrics, but neither is the vibe that Porte Jacquemus gives off.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Angela Lansbury built her career playing all kinds of eccentrics on stage and screen.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
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These women then turn out to be psychopaths who want to kill Carol and breed with Ash in order to, uh, rebuild society or something?Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Mid-way through the Christmas-set Terrifier 3, Thornton's jubilant psychopath creates a new torture instrument, a tank of liquid nitrogen rigged with a projectile funnel.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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Quiz: Which 'WKRP in Cincinnati' character are you?Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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Barton's character was infamously killed in a car crash in the third series finale of the series about teen and parent drama in Southern California.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Does Miss Manners agree with me that making people feel like fools is rude?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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For years, West’s former assistant thought she got roofied and made a fool of herself at a work event.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Three directors seem like a lot for one film that isn’t an omnibus, especially with an ensemble that includes, as the crackpot world leaders, Alicia Vikander, Charles Dance, Roy Dupuis, Denis Ménochet, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rolando Ravello, and Takehiro Hira.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
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Germ theory, plate tectonics, the Big Bang and countless other fringe theories lay buried in the crackpot pile for decades before surfacing as scientific consensus.Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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David survives, Jack dies, and inspectors chalk the crime up to an errant maniac.EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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All that matters is the chainsaw-wielding maniac in front of me.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Roasted tomatoes and halved gooseberries nestle in a pool of kefir and roasted kale oil; avocado wedges rolled in roasted seeds and nuts are separated by sorrel leaves; pea tips and tendrils garnish a stack of fried cheese dumplings.Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
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Meanwhile, people are on the dance floor going nuts.Ron Hart, Esquire, 6 July 2017
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Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.WIRED, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
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Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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