come from a Cracker Jack box

verb

To obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.

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Meanings

verbcome from a Cracker Jack box (third-person singular simple present comes from a Cracker Jack box, present participle coming from a Cracker Jack box, simple past came from a Cracker Jack box, past participle come from a Cracker Jack box)

present singular third person comes from a Cracker Jack box · participle present coming from a Cracker Jack box · past came from a Cracker Jack box · alternative get from a Cracker Jack box

  1. derogatoryidiomaticslangTo obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.
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APA

come from a Cracker Jack box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20from%20a%20Cracker%20Jack%20box

MLA

“come from a Cracker Jack box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20from%20a%20Cracker%20Jack%20box. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come from a Cracker Jack box,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20from%20a%20Cracker%20Jack%20box.

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