CRACKER Definition & Meaning

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cracker

[ krak-er ]

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noun

a thin, crisp biscuit.
a firecracker.
Also called crack·er bon·bon [krak, -er bon-bon]. 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.
(initial capital letter) Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of Georgia or Florida (used as a nickname).
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person in the South, especially a poor white living in some rural parts of the southeastern U.S.
Slang. black hat ( def 2 ).
snapper ( def 5 ).
braggart; boaster.
a person or thing that cracks.
a chemical reactor used for cracking. Compare catalytic cracking, fractionator.

adjective

crackers, Informal. wild; crazy:
They went crackers over the new styles.

cracker

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noun

a decorated cardboard tube that emits a bang when pulled apart, releasing a toy, a joke, or a paper hat
short for firecracker
a thin crisp biscuit, usually unsweetened
a person or thing that cracks
offensive.
another word for poor White
slang.
a thing or person of notable qualities or abilities
not worth a cracker informal.
worthless; useless

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Sensitive Note

The term cracker is used as a neutral nickname by inhabitants of Georgia and Florida; it is a positive term of self-reference. But when the nickname is used by outsiders, it is usually with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting by Georgians and Floridians. Cracker is always disparaging and offensive when used to refer to a poor white person in the South; the word in this sense often implies that the person is regarded as ignorant or uneducated. When used by Black people, cracker can refer to a Southern white racist, not necessarily poor or rural. Cracker State.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cracker¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English craker; crack, -er ¹; cracker defs 4, 5 were perhaps originally in sense “braggart,” applied to frontiersmen of the southern American colonies in the 1760s, though subsequently given other interpretations ( corn-cracker ); cracker fordef 11 crackers “c��,” cracked, -ers

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You can also pair your board with pretzels or crackers instead of toasted bread.

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