Crackers meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a racial slur used against white people, used especially. A cracker is not a slave owner or overseer cracking a whip. A cracker is an individual who performs cracking, or the process of breaking into a computer or a network system. You can complete the translation of cracker given by the englishfrench collins dictionary with other dictionaries such as. In its simple form a cracker is a small cardboard tube covered in a brightly coloured twist of paper. Definition and synonyms of crackers from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. A cracker is someone who breaks into someone elses computer system, often on a network. Christmas crackers from the uk, robin reed, caspari, tom smith, pudding lane. Set in manchester, the series follows a criminal psychologist or cracker, dr edward fitz fitzgerald, played by robbie coltrane, who works with the greater manchester police to help them solve crimes. Code switch where does the slur cracker come from, anyway. A cracker might be performing cracking for malicious activities, profit, for certain nonprofit intentions or causes, or just for a challenge.
Ask your neighbor to help you by pinching the twist at the end so as to activate the snap when pulled. Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a racial epithet for white people, used especially for poor rural whites in the southern united states. Cracker noun definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. This page explains what the slang term cracker means. Christmas crackers a british holiday tradition london perfect. Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary. This and other uses of the word from this period generally reference the scottish and other celts of the british isles. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see. Top 50 underrated actors who are actually underrated imdb. If you say that someone or something is a cracker, you like and admire them very much. My dad would get the report from our mother, make his way into our room, take off his belt, and deliver the requisite number of cracks. The group consists of two main islands, great britain and ireland, and numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the hebrides, the shetland islands, the orkney islands, the isles of scilly, and the isle of man.
One eighteenthcentury definition of what a cracker provides a good description. Christmas crackers very popular party favors in the british isles are small, brightlycolored, cylindrical packages that create a loud pop when pulled apart. The british isles are a group of islands in the north atlantic off the northwestern coast of continental europe that consist of the islands of great britain, ireland, the isle of man, the hebrides and over six thousand smaller isles. British isles, group of islands off the northwestern coast of europe. Change your default dictionary to american english. British culture, customs and traditions vary from the weird to the wonderful, from the traditional to the popular, and from the simple to the grand the formation of the ideas, celebrations and notions that comprise todays quintessential british lifestyle started centuries ago, giving importance and meaning to the peoples existence. Some crackers break into a network system deliberately to point out the flaws. Some also include the channel islands in this grouping. Information and translations of cracker in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions.
The dictionary definition of british isles is that it is a geographical term that refers to the whole of ireland and great britain as well as the surrounding islands. Mcwhiney uses the term to define culture rather than to signify an. But, whats the history of christmas crackers, anyway. The toponym british isles refers to a european archipelago consisting of great britain, ireland and adjacent islands. Each traditional christmas cracker contains a paper crown, a joke, a toy, and pops open with a loud crack. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia see florida cracker and georgia cracker.
View our selection of christmas crackers in houstons rice village or online at. Christmas crackers are part of a traditional british christmas. Add our british christmas crackers to your familys holiday tradition this year. Sense of computer cracker, crack, cracking, were promoted in the 1980s as an alternative to hacker, by programmers concerned about negative public associations of hack, hacking creative computer coding. North american english, slang an offensive word for a poor white person with little education from the southern us informal a person who illegally finds a way of looking at or stealing information on somebody elses computer system. British isles in british english plural noun a group of islands in w europe, consisting of great britain, ireland, the isle of man, orkney, shetland, the channel islands belonging to great britain, and the islands adjacent to these. This is the british english definition of crackers. Crackerjack definition is a person or thing of marked excellence. Cracker is a british crime drama series produced by granada television for itv, created and principally written by jimmy mcgovern.
See the full definition for cracker in the english language learners dictionary. Set in manchester, the series is centered on a criminal psychologist or cracker, dr edward fitz fitzgerald, played by robbie coltrane, who works with the. You can complete the translation of cracker given by the englishspanish collins dictionary with other dictionaries such as. Now please note, although crackers have their origins in the charmingly. Oh, i have a cracker of a photo of the two of us after a massive goodbye cry, when i left australia 10 years ago. Cracker definition of cracker by the free dictionary. The term could have also derived from the middle english cnac, craic, or crak, which originally meant. British isles, houstons source for british and irish food, tea, sweets, tableware, gifts and toiletries. Its a cracker of a book and you should read it if you havent already.
Virgin islands, british vietnam namibia aland islands wallis and futuna western sahara samoa swaziland american samoa yemen zambia zimbabwe guam isle of man. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word banger. Cracker definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Its also anything that cracks, like a firecracker or a computer code cracker, or of course, that thin, savory snack that cracks when you break it. John hawkes was born john marvin perkins in alexandria, minnesota, to patricia jeanne olson and peter john perkins, a farmer.
Information about banger in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. All over britain on christmas day, families can be found sitting around their dining tables enjoying a traditional lunch of roast. Dr edward fitz fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. Cracker definition for englishlanguage learners from. All of our slang term and phrase definitions are made possible by our wonderful visitors.
The term appears intact and in use by the mid1700s in colonial america. I had crackers when i lived in scotland as a child, but my anglophile hubby who only visited the uk for the first time three years ago, has only. They include britain, ireland, the isle of man, the isle of wight, the hebrides, the orkney islands, the shetland islands, the scilly isles, and the channel islands. The definition, example, and related terms listed above have been written and compiled by the slangit team. A southern anglocelt, usually of scotsirish origin, who lives in the backcountry. British isles definition of british isles by the free. It turned out, in fact, to be a cracker of a show to cheer up the punters on a showery and cold earlymarch night. Where to buy authentic christmas crackers in the usa british. They have a total area of about 315,159 km 2 121,684 sq mi and a combined population of almost 72 million. British isles definition of british isles by lexico. Operation crackers, a british commando raid during the second world war.
The custom and origins of christmas crackers a bit about britain. Cracker was a derogatory term applied to these poor farmers from before the american revolution. British isles has been filling the demands of houstons cosmopolitan consumers for british merchandise from our shop since 1993. Definition of cracker written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels. Celebrate christmas with this fun british tradition this year. Crackerjack definition of crackerjack by merriamwebster. The show consists of three series which were originally. It is a farmers who raised only cracked products, such as wheat and corn. Atlanta crackers, an american baseball team from atlanta, georgia the cracker, a railroad train of the southern railway operating from atlanta to valdosta. Definition and synonyms of cracker from the online english dictionary from macmillan education.
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers. Cracker definition in the cambridge english dictionary. With robbie coltrane, geraldine somerville, kieran obrien, barbara flynn. It is sometimes incorrectly used as if identical to the uk. We are constantly updating our database with new slang terms, acronyms, and abbreviations. With reverso you can find the english translation, definition or synonym for cracker and thousands of other words. They contain a tissue paper hat, a very small toy or charm, and a fortune printed on a strip of paper.
He is rather antisocial and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Christmas crackers have been a part of the traditional british christmas since1847, when almost by accident, tom smith invented the cracker. John moved to austin, texas to begin his career as an actor and musician. Dictionary grammar blog school scrabble thesaurus translator quiz more resources more from collins. What is christmas crackers in great britain answers. A group of islands lying off the coast of northwestern europe, from which they are separated by the north sea and the english channel. A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked. Crackers adjective definition and synonyms macmillan. British english, informal something that you think is very good, funny, etc. A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word graham flour. British isles definition and meaning collins english. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment.
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