Nutcracker

//ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An implement for cracking nuts.
  2. 2
    speckled birds that feed on nuts wordnet
  3. 3
    An implement for cracking nuts.; Ellipsis of nutcracker doll. abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis
  4. 4
    any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects wordnet
  5. 5
    Any bird of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
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  1. 6
    a compound lever used to crack nuts open wordnet
  2. 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."

  3. 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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