crackers

British

/ ˈkrækəz /

adjective

(postpositive) a slang word for insane

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Example Sentences

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Customers line up for samples of crackers and cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Re:dish Good Stuff store also stocks seasonal items like Christmas crackers.

From BBC

Cheese crackers, deeply toasty and meant for absentminded snacking.

From Salon

The jokes being worked through today will be the last few to make it into crackers for 2026.

From BBC

After some cheese and crackers and forced bonhomie, we all trooped back to our desks and then commuted home.

From The Wall Street Journal

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