Crackers as FoodA cracker is a small thin unsweetened biscuit.
a cream cracker / a soda cracker
I'm not really hungry - I'll just have some crackers and cheese.
I'm not really hungry - I'll just have some crackers and cheese.
animal crackers
Cracker Jack is a type of sweet popcorn sold in a box with a prize inside it., which is popular with children in the US.
Other Meanings
Firecracker
In Britain it is a tube of brightly coloured paper which makes a harmless exploding sound when pulled apart, usually containing a small gift and a joke. Crackers are used especially at parties, Christmas dinner, etc.
Cracker as an adjective
In informal British English a cracker is also someone or something that is very good: used especially of a very attractive woman.
In American English it is a derogatory word used to refer to a poor white person from the American South.
In American English it is a derogatory word used to refer to a poor white person from the American South.
In British English crackers is an informal adjective meaning mad:
I'm not going to lend him any money - do you think I'm crackers?
I'm not going to lend him any money - do you think I'm crackers?
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