crackers
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ər noun
1.
a thin, crisp biscuit.
2.
a firecracker.
3.
Also called cracker bonbon. a small paper roll used as a party favor, that usually contains candy, trinkets, etc., and that pops when pulled sharply at one or both ends.
4.
( initial capital letter ) Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of Georgia (used as a nickname).
5.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a poor white person living in some rural parts of the southeastern U.S.
adjective
10.
crackers, Informal. wild; crazy: They went crackers over the new styles.
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Crackers
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English craker. See crack, -er1; (defs 4–5) perhaps orig. in sense “braggart,” applied to frontiersmen of the southern American colonies in the 1760s, though subsequently given other interpretations (cf. corn-cracker); for crackers crazy, cf. cracked, -ers
1400–50; late Middle English craker. See crack, -er1; (defs 4–5) perhaps orig. in sense “braggart,” applied to frontiersmen of the southern American colonies in the 1760s, though subsequently given other interpretations (cf. corn-cracker); for crackers crazy, cf. cracked, -ers
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cracker (ˈkrækə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a decorated cardboard tube that emits a bang when pulled apart, releasing a toy, a joke, or a paper hat |
| 2. | short for firecracker |
| 3. | a thin crisp biscuit, usually unsweetened |
| 4. | a person or thing that cracks |
| 5. | (US) another word for poor White |
| 6. | slang (Brit) a thing or person of notable qualities or abilities |
| 7. | informal (Austral), (NZ) not worth a cracker worthless; useless |
| crackers (ˈkrækəz) | |
| —adj | |
| (Brit) (postpositive) a slang word for insane | |
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Word Origin & History
cracker
mid-15c., "hard wafer," but the specific application to a thin, crisp biscuit is 1739. Cracker-barrel (adj.) "emblematic of down-home ways and views" is from 1877. Cracker, Southern U.S. derogatory term for "poor, white trash" (1766), is from mid-15c. crack "to boast" (e.g. not what it's cracked up to
be), originally a Scottish word. Especially of Georgians by 1808, though often extended to residents of northern Florida.
"I should explain to your Lordship what is meant by crackers; a name they have got from being great boasters; they are a lawless set of rascalls on the frontiers of Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia, who often change their places of abode." [1766, G. Cochrane]
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Slang Dictionary
bonkers definition[ˈbɔŋkɚz]
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Example sentences
In the evening they serve crackers and cheese with drinks available for purchase.
The crackers became sticky when chewed, and the mash packed onto the teeth.
Even couples whose heads are so white and puffy they should wear hats made out of graham crackers and chocolate.
The sad thing really is that people listen to these crackers.
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