crackerjack
crackerjack
Definition
☆ cracker·jack (krak′ər jak′)
adjective
Slang outstanding, as in skill or ability; excellent
Etymology: late 19th-c. slang: extension of crack, + jack (nickname)
noun
- Slang a person or thing of recognized excellence
- Cracker Jack
crackerjack
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- find: What exactly does that mean. : : : I was surprised to find that crackerjack is not Australian in origin.
Modifies a noun
- entertainment: Variety noted that it is ' crackerjack entertainment from start to finish ' .
Browse dictionary entries near crackerjack
- Cracker Jack
- cracker-barrel
- cracker
- cracked wheat
- cracked
- crackdown
- crackbrained
- crackbrain
- crackajack
- crack up
