crackerjack

[ krak-er-jak ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that shows marked ability or excellence.

adjective
  1. of marked ability; exceptionally fine.

Origin of crackerjack

1
1890–95, Americanism; earlier crackajack, rhyming compound based on crack (adjective); -a- as in blackamoor; jack1 in sense “fellow, buddy”

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Other definitions for Cracker Jack (2 of 2)

Cracker Jack

Trademark.
  1. a confection of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts.

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How to use crackerjack in a sentence

  • Christian Young is all right though, Munster has a slap-dash style about him, and they do say old Nielsen was a crackerjack.

    Adventure | Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for crackerjack

crackerjack

/ (ˈkrækəˌdʒæk) informal /


adjective
  1. excellent

noun
  1. a person or thing of exceptional quality or ability

Origin of crackerjack

1
C20: changed from crack (first-class) + jack 1 (man)

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