Meanings
nouncrackerbox (plural crackerboxes)
plural crackerboxes
- CanadaUSderogatorysometimesAn uncomfortably small and boxy house or car.
It’s the same with the Subaru Impreza WRX. With apologies to its zealous owners — their vision was apparently too clouded by speed to notice — the original WRX was one of the homeliest cars around, a budget crackerbox in a high-performance Halloween costume.
2007 October 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Attractive, Yes, if Not for Its Looks”, in New York Times
Origin
From cracker + box, suggesting a square package of biscuits.
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APA
crackerbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crackerbox
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“crackerbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crackerbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crackerbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crackerbox.
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