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

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 ' .

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