crackerjack

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US/ˈkɹækɚd͡ʒæk/

adjective

Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.

“Near-synonym: cracking”

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Meanings

crackerjack1

adjectivecrackerjack (comparative more crackerjack, superlative most crackerjack)

comparative more crackerjack · superlative most crackerjack · alternative crackajack · alternative crack-a-jack · alternative cracker-jack · alternative cracker jack

  1. Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.

    Near-synonym: cracking

    Synonyms: cracking

  2. Expert, top-rated or high-performing.

    Near-synonym: cracking

    Synonyms: cracking

nouncrackerjack (plural crackerjacks)

plural crackerjacks · alternative crackajack · alternative crack-a-jack · alternative cracker-jack · alternative cracker jack

  1. An exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
  2. An expert or top-rated individual (e.g., a marksman).

crackerjack2

adjectivecrackerjack (not comparable)

alternative crackajack · alternative crack-a-jack · alternative cracker-jack · alternative cracker jack

  1. USnot comparableslangReferring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that constitute the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
nouncrackerjack (countable and uncountable, plural crackerjacks)

plural crackerjacks · alternative crackajack · alternative crack-a-jack · alternative cracker-jack · alternative cracker jack

  1. UScountablein pluralslanguncountableThe traditional blue uniforms of the enlisted men of the US Navy.
  2. UScountableslanguncountableA U.S. Navy sailor.
  3. USalternativeuncountableAlternative form of cracker jack; popcorn candied in molasses-flavored caramel and peanuts.

    "Here, here's the popcorn man," Sid said as a vendor passed, pushing a cart. Sid bought a package of crackerjack and opened it while Mickey jumped up and down, unable to wait.

    1946, James T. Farrell, Bernard Clare, page 280

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.

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adjectiveExpert, top-rated or high-performing.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone excellent of their kind

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jimdandyjimhickey

nounsomething excellent of its kind

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jimdandyjimhickey
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Origin

crackerjack · adjective, noun

From crack (“highly skilled, excellent”) + -er + jack (“man”).

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crackerjack · adjective, noun

From the trademark Cracker Jack popcorn snack featuring a blue sailor-suited man on the box.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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