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      • Cracker, sometimes cracka or white cracker, is a racial slur directed towards white people, used especially with regard to poor rural whites in the Southern United States.
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  2. 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 cracker and ...

  3. A cracker is a flat, dry baked biscuit typically made with flour. Flavorings or seasonings, such as salt, herbs, seeds, or cheese, may be added to the dough or sprinkled on top before baking. [1] Crackers are often branded as a nutritious and convenient way to consume a staple food or cereal grain.

  4. 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.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HackerHacker - Wikipedia

    A cracker is like a black hat hacker, [16] but is specifically someone who is very skilled and tries via hacking to make profits or to benefit, not just to vandalize. Crackers find exploits for system vulnerabilities and often use them to their advantage by either selling the fix to the system owner or selling the exploit to other black hat ...

  6. Jul 1, 2013 · "Cracker," the old standby of Anglo insults was first noted in the mid 18th century, making it older than the United States itself. It was used to refer to poor whites, particularly those...

  7. Apr 24, 2024 · The reclamation of the term “Cracker” 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.

  8. A cracker is a thin and crispy piece of baked bread. Crackers can be eaten by themselves, but they can also be eaten with things on them called toppings. Common toppings include cheese, peanut butter, and sliced meats. Crackers are most often eaten as a snack, or crumbled into soup.

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