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crackerbox en · NOUN

Etymology

From cracker + box, suggesting a square package of biscuits.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, sometimes) An uncomfortably small and boxy house or car.
    • It’s the same with the Subaru Impreza WRX. With apologies to its zealous owners — their vision was apparently too clouded by speed to notice — the original WRX was one of the homeliest cars around, a budget crackerbox in a high-performance Halloween costume. 2007 October 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Attractive, Yes, if Not for Its Looks”, in New York Times:

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crackerboxes Number=Plur lexicographic