Kramer

K5R1A1M3E1R1
US/ˈkɹeɪmɚ/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

Kramer1

proper nounKramer (countable and uncountable, plural Kramers)

plural Kramers

  1. countableA surname.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States.

Kramer2

verbKramer (third-person singular simple present Kramers, present participle Kramering, simple past and past participle Kramered)

present singular third person Kramers · participle present Kramering · participle past Kramered · past Kramered

  1. 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/breakingmom
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    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/TooAfraidToAsk

    Synonyms: barge in

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.

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Origin

Kramer · proper noun

  1. GermanKrämer
  2. DutchKramer
  3. EnglishKramer

Borrowed from Dutch Kramer and German Krämer.

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Kramer · verb

In reference to the televion sitcom Seinfeld, where the character Cosmo Kramer often suddenly enters unannounced.

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APA

Kramer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kramer

MLA

“Kramer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kramer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kramer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kramer.

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