2. Adjective. crazy, mad ¹
3. Noun. (American English) Democrat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cracky
1. used to express surprise [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cracky
Literary usage of Cracky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Original Plays by William Schwenck Gilbert (1908)
"And weights, and wheels, and catgut strings— They're full of complicated springs,
You wind 'em up, just in the back, With cracky, cracky, cracky, ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"CRACK. Expert, skilful. " He's a crack huntsman." CRACK-HAND. An expert. Cf.
Dab-hand. cracky. Cracked, silly, crazy. cracky-WREN (cracky-wran). ..."
3. A Glossary of Yorkshire Words and Phrases: Collected in Whitby and the by Francis Kildale Robinson (1855)
"COWL-PRESS, a lever. COZY, comfortable. " I am very warm and cozy." CRACK'D or
cracky, somewhat crazy or "crack- brain'd." " A bit cracky," partially crazy. ..."
4. Original Plays by William Schwenck Gilbert (1908)
"And weights, and wheels, and catgut strings— They're full of complicated springs,
You wind 'em up, just in the back, With cracky, cracky, cracky, ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"CRACK. Expert, skilful. " He's a crack huntsman." CRACK-HAND. An expert. Cf.
Dab-hand. cracky. Cracked, silly, crazy. cracky-WREN (cracky-wran). ..."
6. A Glossary of Yorkshire Words and Phrases: Collected in Whitby and the by Francis Kildale Robinson (1855)
"COWL-PRESS, a lever. COZY, comfortable. " I am very warm and cozy." CRACK'D or
cracky, somewhat crazy or "crack- brain'd." " A bit cracky," partially crazy. ..."
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