Corn-cracker State

proper noun

An unofficial nickname for Kentucky, a state of the United States.

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  1. An unofficial nickname for Kentucky, a state of the United States.

    The five sobriquets by which Kentucky is designated are: the Blue Grass State, the Corn-cracker State, the Dark and Bloody Ground State, the Hemp State, and the Tobacco State.

    2000, Steven A. Channing, Encyclopedia of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 3

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kentucky
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APA

Corn-cracker State. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corn-cracker%20State

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“Corn-cracker State.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corn-cracker%20State. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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