Definition of Cracker bonbon

1. Noun. A party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends.

Exact synonyms: Cracker, Snapper
Generic synonyms: Favor, Favour, Party Favor, Party Favour
Derivative terms: Crack, Snap

Definition of Cracker bonbon

1. Noun. (American English) A party favor in the form of a Christmas cracker ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cracker Bonbon

crackbrains
crackdown
crackdowns
cracked
cracked-pot resonance
cracked-pot sound
cracked-wheat bread
cracked a book
cracked heel
cracked tooth syndrome
cracked wheat
crackedness
cracker
cracker-barrel
cracker-jack
cracker bonbon (current term)
cracker box
cracker crumbs
crackerberries
crackerberry
crackerbox
crackerboxes
crackerjack
crackerjacks
crackerless
crackerlike
crackers
crackest

Literary usage of Cracker bonbon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dickens Circle: A Narrative of the Novelist's Friendships by James William Thomas Ley (1919)
"... at another time we played 'William Tell,' from the late Robert Brough's clever little volume, 'A cracker bonbon for Evening Parties. ..."

2. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"Among his publications was ' A cracker bonbon for Christmas Parties, consisting of Christmas Pieces for Private Representation,' three in number. ..."

3. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"A pair of diamond snaps in her ears.— Richardson, Cl. Harlowe, iii. 29. SNAPPER, a cracker-bonbon. And nasty French lucifer snappers with mottes. ..."

4. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1868)
"... as he exploded a cracker bonbon. " The diligence dines there." " Now, my dear Tom, do not be so foolish," said Mrs. Lawson, in я tone of admiring ..."

5. The Dickens Circle: A Narrative of the Novelist's Friendships by James William Thomas Ley (1919)
"... at another time we played 'William Tell,' from the late Robert Brough's clever little volume, 'A cracker bonbon for Evening Parties. ..."

6. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"Among his publications was ' A cracker bonbon for Christmas Parties, consisting of Christmas Pieces for Private Representation,' three in number. ..."

7. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"A pair of diamond snaps in her ears.— Richardson, Cl. Harlowe, iii. 29. SNAPPER, a cracker-bonbon. And nasty French lucifer snappers with mottes. ..."

8. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1868)
"... as he exploded a cracker bonbon. " The diligence dines there." " Now, my dear Tom, do not be so foolish," said Mrs. Lawson, in я tone of admiring ..."

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