cracker
3
4.8
- noun
- /ˈkrækər/
- UK
:
cracker de Navidad
- So we pull out our Christmas crackers with those appalling jokes.
- a Christmas cracker
And some of these people have become multimillionaires through doing this act on ATV with gags that you wouldn't read from a Christmas cracker.
- And some of these people have become multimillionaires through doing this act on ATV with gags that you wouldn't read from a Christmas cracker.
- That's why I, lady and larder lady and larder tear that box open, RIP them tabs and slam that cracker down your puss.
Examples
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Can you explain to me what is supposed to happen to the cracker?
Blog text (4) -
He's writing on a Christmas cracker wrapper, smoothing it out - December 22nd.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hi, a party cracker for you.
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No, no, it's the cracker presents.
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Now take a toilet roll tube and, using some glue and some Alcan foil, make a Christmas cracker.
Blog text (14) -
She shows the patient the page where a Christmas cracker wrapper covered in handwriting has been glued in.
Fiction book (1996) -
During the holiday celebration, everyone enjoyed pulling their cracker and revealing the small gifts inside.
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At Christmas dinner, we always make sure to have crackers on the table to add fun and laughter.
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The children giggled as they pulled the cracker apart, and a tiny toy surprised them from within.
Synonyms
2
4.0
A small tube you pull to make a loud noise and release confetti
1
8.8
A paper tube used at parties that pops when pulled and holds a small gift
A decorated paper tube that pops open and contains a small gift and confetti
Small tubes that make a loud pop and throw confetti at celebrations
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cracker for the decorated paper tube comes from the loud crack, meaning 'a sharp sound', you hear when you pull it apart. That's why a Christmas or party cracker gives a sharp bang and often a small gift inside.