cracker

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corncracker

1. slang Someone from Kentucky. Primarily heard in US. I was born a corncracker, but I moved to the East Coast for college.
2. offensive slang A derogatory term for a white person, especially one who is poor and from the South. Primarily heard in US.

cracker

offensive slang A derogatory term for a white person. Primarily heard in US.

crackerjack

1. noun Someone who is regarded as outstanding or superb. Based on his stellar resume, this guy seems like he'd be a crackerjack of an employee.
2. adjective Outstanding or superb That's a crackerjack idea—I think we should implement it right away.

cream-crackered

slang Very tired. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "cream-crackered" rhymes with "knackered" (tired). Primarily heard in UK. I am cream-crackered, man—I need to rest. Oh, he was well cream-crackered after his flight, so he went to bed a few hours ago.

holy crap on a cracker

A mildly indecent exclamation of surprise, shock, or astonishment. (An emphatic form of "holy crap.") Holy crap on a cracker, the bill for that dinner is nearly $200! We won the lottery? Holy crap on a cracker, that's amazing news!
See also: cracker, crap, holy, on

kencracker

obsolete A burglar. I know that man—he's a kencracker who's stolen from many houses in the area!

wisecracker

One who makes glib, facetious, and/or sardonic remarks. Tony is such a wisecracker; he always has some remark lined up.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crackerjack

mod. excellent; industrious. Fred is a crackerjack stockbroker, but his personal life is a mess.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • nutter
  • nutcase
  • nut case
  • nutcake
  • Chinaman's chance
  • Chinaman's chance, he hasn't a/not a
  • foundry
  • nut factory
  • nuthatch
  • nuthouse
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Some of Ritz Crackers products was recalled by Mondelez International amid a potential risk of salmonella. The Hanover, New Jersey-based company, said Sunday that 16 varieties of Ritz Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bits products in the United States were being removed from the market as a precautionary measure.
Ritz Cracker Recalled Over Potential Salmonella Risk
International Resource News-June 5, 2018--Bayport Polymers announces ground-breaking ceremony for construction of new ethane cracker at Total Port Arthur Refinery
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Luxury Gold Cone Tree Christmas Crackers (6 pack), PS20, Marks & Spencer Fab new twist on the traditional cracker that looked so glamorous we didn't want to spoil the look and pull them.
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This year, I had the privilege of conducting an anti-pollution campaign promoting a green and cracker-free Diwali in my community, followed by a subsequent clean-up drive in my neighbourhood to remove the cracker bits after the Diwali celebrations.
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