crackerjack
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See also: cracker-jack and Cracker Jack
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Etymology 1
From crack (“highly skilled, excellent”) + -er + jack (“man”).
Adjective
crackerjack (comparative more crackerjack, superlative most crackerjack)
- Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.
- Expert, top-rated or high-performing.
Noun
crackerjack (plural crackerjacks)
- An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
- An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).
Etymology 2
From the trademark Cracker Jack popcorn snack featuring a blue sailor-suited man on the box.
Adjective
crackerjack (not comparable)
- (US, slang) Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that constitute the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
Noun
crackerjack (countable and uncountable, plural crackerjacks)
- (US, slang, in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
- (US, slang) A U.S. Navy sailor.
- (US, uncountable) Popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.
- 1946, James T. Farrell, Bernard Clare, page 280:
- "Here, here's the popcorn man," Sid said as a vendor passed, pushing a cart. Sid bought a package of crackerjack and opened it while Mickey jumped up and down, unable to wait.
See also
crackerjack on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
