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crispy critter en · NOUN
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(US, qualifier:among emergency services etc., slang) A person who has been badly burned.
"Do you have any idea how many crispy critters could be avoided with just a little common sense?"
"Not the time, Bob," Chief Blaine warned him.
"Crispy critters?" Nicky asked.
"Burned people we find after the fire is put out," Bob answered.
2020, Richard Trotta Sr., Nicky's Fire, page 119:Fire stepped up on me. We stood toe to toe, and I could feel the heat of her burning me like a really bad sunburn. […] My sarcastic side had just raised its ugly head, and for one split second, I figured I was going to be a crispy critter.
2011, Amelia Underwood, Dark Forgiveness, page 152:
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