Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Insane; mad.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective informal or slang crazy.
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- noun Plural form of
cracker . - adjective informal
Crazy ;mad .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then there are the beloved tricks of the foley trade: Celery stalks are often broken to re-create the sound of breaking bones, or a watermelon covered in crackers is whacked with a stick to simulate the sound of someone's brains being bashed in.
Movies: Ann Hornaday on use of sound effects in 'Secretariat' and other films Ann Hornaday 2010
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But even dubious historically-named meat pastries were better than Jim's idea for a Mexican take-away called Caracka's - imagine Frank Carson pronouncing the word 'crackers' and you're not far off.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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Buy your favorite whole-grain crackers, and make sure that the first ingredient is whole-wheat flour or another whole grain, such as rye.
5 Healthy Snacks For People With (Or Without) Diabetes The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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We also did the cold pizza thing, we made our version of lunchables with healthier options like whole grain crackers and reduced sodium lunchmeat, etc.
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Best way to serve bland crackers is with those tiny french pickles (cornichons) and a pate made from the freshly obtained livers of white peepul my enemies.
music crickwooder 2009
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Instead of buying small packages of almonds, whole-grain crackers and carrots, buy larger bags and portion them yourself to save money, she says.
Tightening the belt leads to a trimmer, healthier waistline 2009
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• One-fourth cup low-fat cottage cheese and four whole-grain crackers
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• One chopped hard-cooked egg and four medium whole-grain crackers
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The difference between a baby happening upon a box of crackers and a ferret happening upon a box of crackers is simply time and scale.
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Every one knows that the goodies in crackers are not of a very superior quality.
yarb commented on the word crackers
This is a very
democratic lounge:
Schultz lectures logic,
Fats is a binman.
Fats gulps mild. Schultz pays.
Schultz sips dry Vermouth.
They are both crackers...
- Peter Reading, 5x5x5x5x5, 1983
July 1, 2008