Meanings
plural firecrackers · alternative fire-cracker
- A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
She said she was awakened abruptly Friday night by the kid next door setting off a firecracker.
2011, Ken Casper, As the Crow Dies, page 120 - slangA peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
- slangSomeone or something that is exciting, energetic, or unpredictable.
Jude Bellingham became the nation’s second youngest World Cup scorer behind Michael Owen when he started the rout – the centrepiece of a performance of power, skill and precision – while Bukayo Saka deserved his two goals, the first a firecracker, as he radiated menace with his every involvement.
2022 November 21, David Hytner, “England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6-2 rout of Iran”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfirework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian пира́тка, фишек
- пира́тка (pirátka)a firework
- фишек (fišek)a firework
Catalan petard
- petarda firework
Chinese Cantonese 炮仗
- 炮仗a firework
Chinese Mandarin 爆竹, 鞭炮
- 爆竹 (bàozhú)a firework
- 鞭炮 (biānpào)a firework
Czech petarda
- petardaa firework
Dutch rotje
- rotjea firework
Esperanto petardo
- petardoa firework
Finnish sähikäinen, papattimatto
- sähikäinena firework
- papattimattoa firework
French pétard, coléreux
- pétardan energetic, unpredictable person
- coléreuxan energetic, unpredictable person
- coléreusean energetic, unpredictable person
- soupe au laitan energetic, unpredictable person
- pétarda firework
German Hitzkopf, Kracher
- Hitzkopfan energetic, unpredictable person
- Kracheran energetic, unpredictable person
- Knalleran energetic, unpredictable person
- Böllera firework
- Feuerwerkskörpera firework
- Knallkörpera firework
- Krachera firework
Greek κροτίδα, πυροτέχνημα
- κροτίδα (krotída)a firework
- πυροτέχνημα (pyrotéchnima)a firework
Hindi पटाका
- पटाका (paṭākā)a firework
Hungarian tűzrőlpattant, petárda
- tűzrőlpattantan energetic, unpredictable person
- petárdaa firework
Indonesian air mancur api, mercon
- air mancur apia firework
- mercona firework
Italian petardo, mortaretto
- petardoa firework
- mortarettoa firework
- castagnolaa firework
Japanese 爆竹, 癇癪玉
- 爆竹 (bakuchiku)a firework
- 癇癪玉 (kanshakudama)a firework
Korean 폭죽, 불꽃
- 폭죽 (pokjuk)a firework
- 불꽃 (bulkkot)a firework
Malay mercun
- mercuna firework
Māori tiripapā
- tiripapāa firework
Norwegian kinaputt
- kinaputta firework
Polish petarda, petarda
- petardaan energetic, unpredictable person
- petardaa firework
Portuguese traque, bombinha
- traquea firework
- bombinhaa firework
Romanian petardă, pocnitoare
- petardăa firework
- pocnitoarea firework
Russian пета́рда, хлопу́шка
- пета́рда (petárda)a firework
- хлопу́шка (xlopúška)a firework
- фейерве́рк (fejjervérk)a firework
Spanish fiera, petardo
- fieraan energetic, unpredictable person
- petardoa firework
- piolaa firework
- triquitraquea firework
Swedish smällare
- smällarea firework
Tagalog pakbong, rebentador
- pakbonga firework
- rebentadora firework
- labintadora firework
- paputoka firework
Thai ประทัด
- ประทัด (bprà-tát)a firework
Turkish havai fişek, kestane fişeği
- havai fişeka firework
- kestane fişeğia firework
Urdu پٹاخا
- پٹاخا (paṭāxā)a firework
Vietnamese pháo
- pháoa firework
Cite this entry
firecracker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firecracker
“firecracker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firecracker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firecracker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firecracker.
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