Lexic.us

Definition of Crackerjack

1. Noun. Someone excellent of their kind. "He's a jimdandy of a soldier"

2. Noun. Something excellent of its kind. "The bike was a jimdandy"

Definition of Crackerjack

1. Adjective. Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality. ¹

2. Adjective. Expert, top-rated or high-performing. ¹

3. Adjective. (US slang) Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that comprise the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy, following the sailor uniform worn by Sailor Jack on boxes of Cracker Jack snacks. ¹

4. Noun. An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person. ¹

5. Noun. An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman) ¹

6. Noun. (US slang in the plural) The traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy. ¹

7. Noun. (US slang) A sailor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crackerjack

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crackerjack

cracked tooth syndrome cracked wheat crackedness cracker cracker-barrel cracker-jack cracker bonbon cracker box cracker crumbs crackerberries

crackerberry crackerbox crackerboxes crackerjack (current term) crackerjacks crackerless crackerlike crackers crackest crackhead

crackheads crackhouse crackhouses crackier crackiest cracking cracking a book crackings

Literary usage of Crackerjack

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

1. Elements of English Composition: Designed for Use in Secondary Schools by Tuley Francis Huntington (1908)
"To refuse; to repulse; to slight. crackerjack, n. 1. A select thing; something almost perfect. ... As a pitcher he's a crackerjack." crush, v. To astonish. ..."

2. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"A crackerjack of a Christinas present Remember when you were a ... Isn't that a crackerjack! Is that for me to use myself? ..."

3. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett (1905)
"The properties which have received the most attention are the Puy- allup group, li miles west of the bay, and the crackerjack mine with its southeastern ..."

4. Efforts for Social Betterment Among Negro Americans: Report of a Social by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1909)
"And now a word to those travelers who never get hungry until they see the "butcher" with his basketful of stale candies, peanuts, crackerjack, bananas, ..."

5. Elements of English Composition: Designed for Use in Secondary Schools by Tuley Francis Huntington (1908)
"To refuse; to repulse; to slight. crackerjack, n. 1. A select thing; something almost perfect. ... As a pitcher he's a crackerjack." crush, v. To astonish. ..."

6. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"A crackerjack of a Christinas present Remember when you were a ... Isn't that a crackerjack! Is that for me to use myself? ..."

7. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States by Henry Gannett (1905)
"The properties which have received the most attention are the Puy- allup group, li miles west of the bay, and the crackerjack mine with its southeastern ..."

8. Efforts for Social Betterment Among Negro Americans: Report of a Social by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1909)
"And now a word to those travelers who never get hungry until they see the "butcher" with his basketful of stale candies, peanuts, crackerjack, bananas, ..."

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