Crackers
adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of cracker form-of, plural
- 2 A kind of noisy leather pants or trousers. South-Africa, plural, plural-only
"Sheepskin trousers—which, from the sound they make at every movement of the wearer, are called ‘crackers’."
- 3 Testicles. plural, plural-only, slang
Adjective
- 1 Crazy, insane. UK, colloquial
"“I will call up Demons to destroy thee!” “You're crackers,” said Carrot, backing away."
Adjective
- 1 informal or slang terms for mentally irregular wordnet
Example
More examples"He lived on crackers and water for three days."
Etymology
From cracker + -s. The South African sense is from their sound and its status as a plurale tantum by association with trousers. The adjectival sense derives from British naval expressions referring to firecrackers in one's head, originally as "he's got the crackers" and then "he's gone crackers" before the present "he is crackers".
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