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crack⋅er⋅jack

[krak-er-jak] Informal.
–noun
1. a person or thing that shows marked ability or excellence.
–adjective
2. of marked ability; exceptionally fine.


Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; earlier crackajack, rhyming compound based on crack (adj.); -a- as in blackamoor; jack1 in sense “chap, fellow”
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crack·er·jack   (krāk'ər-jāk')   
adj.   Slang
Of excellent quality or ability; fine.

[Probably from crack, first-rate + jack.]
crack'er·jack' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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crackerjack

  1. mod.
    excellent; industrious. : Fred is a crackerjack stockbroker, but his personal life is a mess.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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