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  1. Cracker definition: a thin, crisp biscuit.. See examples of CRACKER used in a sentence.

  2. Cracker (term) Cracker, sometimes cracka or white cracker, is a racial slur directed towards white people, [1][2][3] used especially with regard to poor rural whites in the Southern United States. [4] Although commonly a pejorative, it is also used in a neutral context, particularly in reference to a native of Florida or Georgia (see Florida ...

  3. Apr 24, 2024 · The reclamation of the termCracker” by white individuals mirrors the ongoing effort within the Black community to reclaim the N-word, a struggle deeply rooted in the history of slavery and the Jim Crow Era. The word was used to demean, villainize, and degrade Black people. In both instances, there is a deliberate attempt to assert ...

  4. (British English, 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! (North American English, slang, offensive) an offensive word for a poor white person with little education from the southern US

  5. Cracker definition: A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough.

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  6. May 24, 2013 · The Online Etymology Dictionary traces the slur cracker “poor, white trash” either to crack “to boast” or to corn-cracker “poor white farmer.” The latter derivation is essentially the same as your grandmother's, except that the staple food of poor farmers was cracked corn, not crackers.

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  8. CRACKER definition: 1. a dry biscuit that you eat with cheese 2. a coloured paper tube with a small toy inside, that…. Learn more.