Meanings
Kramer1
plural Kramers
- countableA surname.
- A placename, from the surname:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States.
Kramer2
present singular third person Kramers · participle present Kramering · participle past Kramered · past Kramered
- colloquialintransitiveTo suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.
I showed him how to open doors by fully turning the handle before you start to push it open instead of just Kramering through like usual, and he took it to heart!
2022 June 1, u/prettywannapancake, “Bout to Throat Punch My Husband”, in Reddit, r/breakingmom2 more examples
I fell at work yesterday. A floor had just been mopped and there was no sign up about the floor being wet. I "Kramered" through, and slipped and wrenched my left knee.
2006 June 12, Ricki <ricki@asarian-host.net>, “Re: Kween Klutz”, in alt.support.depression.recovery.sanctuary (Usenet)When a man comes Kramering into a thread to say "But not me!" that's annoying, because the topic was on rape in general, and the guy came in there and made it about him.
2022 September 26, u/NotTheMarmot, “Why is "not all men are rapists" considered a bad/offensive thing to say?”, in Reddit, r/TooAfraidToAskSynonyms: barge in
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.
Origin
Kramer · proper noun
- GermanKrämer
- DutchKramer
- EnglishKramer
Borrowed from Dutch Kramer and German Krämer.
Full word history & related roots →Kramer · verb
In reference to the televion sitcom Seinfeld, where the character Cosmo Kramer often suddenly enters unannounced.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Kramer
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Cite this entry
Kramer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kramer
“Kramer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kramer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kramer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kramer.
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