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crackers

USKRAK-urz/ˈkɹækɚz/UKKRAK-uhz/ˈkɹækəz/AUSKRA-kuhz/ˈkɹækə(ɹ)z/

4 meanings of crackers

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of cracker. Use it when there is more than one.

    We ate cheese and crackers after school.

    She packed a box of crackers for the long car ride.

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  2. 2
    adjectivecolloquialUK
    Crazy, or acting in a way that makes no sense.

    My brother thinks the whole plan is crackers.

    Everyone said he was crackers to give up his job.

    Similarcrazy, bonkers, bananas, batty, barmy

    Oppositesane, sensible

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  3. 3
    nounslang
    A man's testicles.

    He got hit in the crackers with a baseball and fell to the ground.

    The doctor told him the pain in his crackers was nothing serious.

    Similarballs, nuts

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  4. 4
    nounSouth Africa
    Leather pants that make a noise when you move.

    You could hear his crackers creak as he walked across the yard.

    The old farmer wore a pair of crackers made from sheepskin.

    Similarleathers

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crackers is a form of cracker

cracker, noun: A thin, dry, crisp kind of baked bread, usually salty but sometimes sweet. Full entry

Forms
crackercrackers plural
Spelling
cracker → crackers: add -s

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Origin

From cracker + -ers. The meaning "crazy" comes from old British navy sayings about having firecrackers in your head.