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Nutcracker
//ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ// noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An implement for cracking nuts.
- 2 speckled birds that feed on nuts wordnet
- 3 An implement for cracking nuts.; Ellipsis of nutcracker doll. abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis
- 4 any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects wordnet
- 5 Any bird of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
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- 6 a compound lever used to crack nuts open wordnet
- 7 A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices. New-York-City, US
"The colorful bottles have popped up every summer in black and Hispanic communities — from the bodegas of Washington Heights to the stoops of Fort Greene — since the early 1990s. On beach boardwalks, at neighborhood basketball courts and block parties, New Yorkers are drinking nutcrackers, boozy homespun cocktails made from a blend of alcohol and fruit juices."
- 8 Something that is difficult to figure out; a puzzle. informal
"I hadn't been to school for a while so the math was a real nutcracker"
Etymology
From nut + cracker.
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