cracker jack

noun

One kernel of the Cracker Jack snack.

“A Cracker Jack fell to the theater floor.”

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Meanings

cracker jack1

nouncracker jack (plural cracker jacks)

plural cracker jacks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of crackerjack.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Cracker Jack.
adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of crackerjack.

Cracker Jack2

nounCracker Jack (countable and uncountable, plural Cracker Jacks)

plural Cracker Jacks

  1. countableOne kernel of the Cracker Jack snack.

    A Cracker Jack fell to the theater floor.

  2. uncountableA quantity of the snack, usually in the plural Cracker Jacks.

    He stuffed himself with Cracker Jack.

    1 more example

    Tiffany's salesman: This, I take it, was not purchased at Tiffany’s? Paul Varjak: No, actually it was purchased concurrent with, uh, well, actually, came inside of… well, a box of Cracker Jack.

    1961, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
proper noun
  1. A boxed snack consisting of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts, well known for including surprise toys of nominal value.

    Take me out to the ball game / Take me out with the crowd / Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack / I don't care if I never get back.

    1908, Jack Norworth, Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cracker jack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracker%20jack.

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