Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Slang Of excellent quality or ability; fine.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See crackajack.
Wiktionary
- adj. Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.
- adj. Expert, top-rated or high-performing.
- adj. US, slang Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that comprise the traditional blue uniform of enlisted men of the US Navy, following the sailor uniform worn by Sailor Jack on boxes of Cracker Jack snacks.
- n. An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
- n. An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman)
- n. US, slang, in the plural The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
- n. US, slang A sailor.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Slang An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in some sport.
- n. United States A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into small cakes. The name Cracker Jack(TM) is now a trademark for a similar confection.
- n. something excellent of its kind.
- adj. Slang Of marked ability or excellence.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone excellent of their kind
- n. something excellent of its kind
Etymologies
- Probably from crack, first-rate + jack. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Some of these doctors are buying their degrees or getting them in crackerjack boxes, plus all the insourced doctors with degrees from high schools all over the world. seebofubar”
“When used as an adjective, the word "crackerjack" means”
“It's that kind of crackerjack political acumen that gets you a coveted editorial slot in the New York Times.”
“Most of it's true, unless she's been saying I'm some kind of crackerjack forensic pathologist, " Claire said, grinning.”
1st to Die
“Most of it's true, unless she's been saying I'm some kind of crackerjack forensic pathologist," Claire said, grinning.”
1st to Die
“Him he described as a 'crackerjack' and commended to my esteem.”
“Carlisle Utd fans urged to make all-ticket Leeds game a 'crackerjack”
“4- He had the sense to call me on his cell phone, because lord knows the "crackerjack" staff at the hospital wasn't getting around to it anytime soon”
“crackerjack" trainer, and for the sake of winning that contest they were willing to endure her caustic comments meekly.”
The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos
“In John's youth, he was a crackerjack rock climber and that sensibility to earth and stone has found expression in much of his work.”
The Huffington Post: Darby Roach: Sculptor John T. Young, Turning Swords into Plowshares
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘crackerjack’.
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Odd-Ball
Just plain fun to say and wonder about their origins.
rapscallion, ramahanukwanzmas, cockamamie, nincompoop, hemidemisemiquaver, antiinterdenomina..., cattywampus, ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, blunderbuss, brobdingnagian, tintinnabulation and 127 more...
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Words of Whimsy & Grace
abecedary, addendum, ampersand, anachronism, avuncular, balderdash, barnacle, befuddle, behemoth, bejeebers, blabbermouth, blatherskite and 465 more...
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wordsmithing part deux
because wordsmith is not a verb.
enmity, incarnate, chignon, nape, solitude, nocturne, decorum, warren, svelte, interstice, serene, charlotte and 488 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, C
cryptoxanthin, convent, calcar, chuckle, campanile, covet, complexion, campestral, chirography, counterscarp, caliginous, catabolism and 722 more...
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Words next
patrimony, cacophony, fearsome, coruscating, coruscating, coruscating, dolomite, dolorous, transdermal, chatty cathy, chatterbox, incessantly and 249 more...
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Words that are fun to say
stipple, carbuncle, dongle, exemplar, misbegotten, gigolo, salubrious, jupiter, propinquity, piglet, tobogganing, supercilious and 309 more...
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C is for Caddyshack
My C Words
cavalcade, charlie browniest, cakewalk, clambake, caboose, cadaver, caddyshack, cadillac, cahoots, calaboose, cannonball, canopy and 145 more...
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esperanca's Words
portmanteau, vituperative, quixotic, quotidian, pandemonium, vexatious, milieu, moue, cantankerous, flibbertigibet, dalliance, bucolic and 190 more...
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four
another list of good words, yo.
plasma, enology, cayenne, mare's tail, rosehip, hideous, rojak, vigilante, arsenic, scandal, mutiny, espionage and 88 more...
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For Pete's Sake
Names that appear in common phrases/clichès. (Also see sionnach's list, tom, dick and harry.)
adam's apple, jim crow, joe blow, bobby pin, nervous nellie, for pete's sake, jolly roger, john hancock, johnny-come-lately, suzie q, teddy bear, tommy gun and 81 more...
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pyeplant's Words
giblet, crackerjack, pocket, hoosier, chopsaw, slew, ratchet, pantuflas, wigwam, kettle, winter, dirigible and 44 more...
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Words That Sound a Tad Hick
I'm an expert.
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Janevie's Words
Tweets
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