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crackerjack

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crack·er·jack  (krkr-jk) also crack·a·jack (krk-)
adj. Slang
Of excellent quality or ability; fine.

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

cracker·jack n.

crackerjack [ˈkrækəˌdʒæk] Informal
adj
excellent
n
a person or thing of exceptional quality or ability
[changed from crack (first-class) + jack1 (man)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crackerjack - someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier"
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"
thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"
Translations
crackerjack [ˈkrækədʒæk]
A. N (= person) → as m; (= thing) → bomba f
B. ADJbomba, súper
crackerjack, (US) crackajack
n (= person)Kanone f (inf); (= thing)Knüller m (inf)
adjbombig (inf)


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