crackerjack

crack·er·jack

 (krăk′ər-jăk′) also crack·a·jack (krăk′ə-)

adj. Slang

Of excellent quality or ability; fine.

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[Probably from crack, first-rate + jack.]

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crack′er·jack′ n.

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crackerjack

or

crackajack

adj

excellent

n

a person or thing of exceptional quality or ability

[C20: changed from crack (first-class) + jack¹ (man)]

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Crack′er Jack`

Trademark.

a confection of caramel-coated popcorn.

crack•er•jack

(ˈkræk ərˌdʒæk)
n.

1. a person or thing that shows marked ability or excellence.

adj.

2. exceptionally fine.

[1890–95, Amer.; earlier crackajack, rhyming compound based on crack (adj.)]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crackerjack - someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier" jimdandy, jimhickey nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, apotheosis, ideal, paragon, saint - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
	2.	crackerjack - something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy" jimdandy, jimhickey thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"

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crackerjack

also crackajack
adjective

Slang. Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:

adept, crack, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful.

noun

Slang. A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:

ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient, wizard.

Informal: whiz.

Chiefly British: dab.

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Translations

crackerjack

[ˈkrækədʒæk]

A. N (= person) → as m; (= thing) → bomba f

B. ADJ → bomba, súper

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crackerjack

, (US) crackajack

n (= person) → Kanone f (inf); (= thing) → Knüller m (inf)

adj → bombig (inf)

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