son of a nutcracker

US/ˈsʌn əv ə ˈnʌtkɹækɚ/

interjection

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Meanings

interjection
  1. euphemistichumorousson of a bitch

    Yes I did.... son of a nutcracker!

    2011 March 25, Foo <whoison...@gmail.com>, “Re: SOT: RGP profile”, in rec.games.pinball (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2026
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    Well "Son of a Nutcracker", as we say, things have not gone well.

    2012, Monroe May, Jeri May, Unshakeable Fiath: One Family's Story of Loss and the Strengthening of Their Faith, WestBow Press, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 59

    "Son of a nutcracker," he said with a grunt as he caught more from falling into the hole.

    2017, Danica Winters, Mr. Taken, Harlequin Books, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 159

Origin

Popularized by the 2003 Christmas film Elf, in which the character Buddy the Elf exclaims it as an expression of frustration or surprise.

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APA

son of a nutcracker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/son%20of%20a%20nutcracker

MLA

“son of a nutcracker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/son%20of%20a%20nutcracker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “son of a nutcracker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/son%20of%20a%20nutcracker.

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