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crackerjack
noun crack·er·jack \ˈkra-kər-ˌjak\
Definition of CRACKERJACK
: a person or thing of marked excellence
— crackerjack adjective
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crack·er·jack also crack·a·jack \-kə-ˌjak\
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Origin of CRACKERJACK
probably alteration of 3crack + jack (man)
First Known Use: 1893
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Rhymes with CRACKERJACK
almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
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