mad hatter
Deranged felt worker
A mad hatter is an eccentric or crazy person.
The phrase comes from Lewis Carroll's character in *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*, though hatters' reputation for mental instability predated the book—mercury used in hat-making caused neurological damage.
Now the term describes anyone wildly eccentric: He's a complete mad hatter, always scheming up impossible projects.
- wonderlandMagical place of marvels
- through the looking glassPast a reflective surface
- hatGarment for the head
- teacupSmall handled drinking vessel
- white rabbitColorless lagomorph
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mad hatterconformist
One following accepted norms
plain Jane · everyman · square · traditionalist · company man
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