Dictionary

crackerjack en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹækɚd͡ʒæk/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From crack (“highly skilled, excellent”) + -er + jack (“man”).

Meanings

1. Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.
   • Near-synonym: cracking
2. Expert, top-rated or high-performing.
   • Near-synonym: cracking

Forms

Synonyms

cracking · cracking

crackerjack en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹækɚd͡ʒæk/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From crack (“highly skilled, excellent”) + -er + jack (“man”).

Meanings

1. An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
2. An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).

Forms

crackerjack en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹækɚd͡ʒæk/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From the trademark Cracker Jack popcorn snack featuring a blue sailor-suited man on the box.

Meanings

1. (US, not-comparable, slang) Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that constitute the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy.

Forms

crackerjack en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹækɚd͡ʒæk/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From the trademark Cracker Jack popcorn snack featuring a blue sailor-suited man on the box.

Meanings

1. (US, countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
2. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) A U.S. Navy sailor.
3. (US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of cracker jack; popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.
   alt of cracker jack
   • "Here, here's the popcorn man," Sid said as a vendor passed, pushing a cart. Sid bought a package of crackerjack and opened it while Mickey jumped up and down, unable to wait. 1946, James T. Farrell, Bernard Clare, page 280:

Forms

Coordinates

cracker jacks

Hypernyms

jack · sailor