crackerjack

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He was a regular crackerjack--that buck!

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  1. adjective Slang Of excellent quality or ability; fine.

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  • George Pelicanos and Richard Price -- is more than amply rewarded with gripping storytelling and unshowy acting by a crackerjack ensemble cast.
  • Marlowe, Spenser, Columbo; none of these guys were necessarily the biggest or the toughest lugs on the block, they had crackerjack logic skills and a deep reservoir of cynical comebacks to put their (inevitably arrogant) adversaries off their game. —  PopMatters
  • Radar contributor and the crackerjack TV reporter for the —  Home | The New York Observer
  • In part to honor the occasion, plus the publication of our crackerjack October issue, the
  • Good with numbers and a crackerjack record-keeper, she loved her work with school district and was proud to be a product of Park Ridge High. —  Latest News
 

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Etymologies (1)

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  1. Probably from crack, first-rate + jack.
 

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/ˈkrækərdʒæk/
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