cracker

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

crack·er [cracker crackers] BrE [ˈkrækə(r)] NAmE [ˈkrækər] noun
1. a thin dry biscuit that is often salty and usually eaten with cheese
see also ↑cream cracker, ↑graham cracker
2. (also ˌChristmas ˈcracker)a tube of coloured paper that makes a loud ↑explosive sound when it is pulled open by two people. Crackers usually contain a paper hat, a small present and a joke, and are used in Britain at Christmas parties and meals
•Who wants to pull this cracker with me?
see also ↑firecracker
3. (BrE, informal)something that you think is very good, funny, etc
•It was a cracker of a goal.
•I've got a joke for you. It's a real cracker!
4. (NAmE, slang)an offensive word for a poor white person with little education from the southern US
5. (informal)a person who illegally finds a way of looking at or stealing information on sb else's computer system
6. (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)an attractive woman
See also: ↑Christmas cracker

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  snapper, cracker bonbon, firecracker, banger, redneck