Cracker noun definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. Crackers meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Lets get off this and get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start to spin it get off this get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start this minute petty little ayatollahs come around to judge and stone ya alls were trying to do is make a fortune yeah, we aint got no government loans and. Oct 28, 2012 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The term, cracker, can convey a negative meaning when used to refer to people, but in florida, its meaning is altogether different.
A florida cracker usually has a rural upbringing, either on a farm or in a small town with plenty of woods and water for hunting and fishing and land for planting. We got these questions is it true that you have sold your soul. Jul 09, 2016 polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl. The meaning of the word has changed a lot over the last four. Ward and john joe maguire were both just wide, while damian curran hit a cracker that rice saved. So when i scrolled past this tweet saying i wanna talk to. All the way back to the age of shakespeare, at least.
We got these questions is it true that you have sold. Crackeroff definition of crackeroff by merriamwebster. The superstition that it is bad luck to step on sidewalk cracks has been traced to c. Cracker comes from the gaelic word craic which means a good conversation and is still in use in ireland today. Cracker meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning planck. Polly was the invented name that kurt cobain use in the song. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates cnn.
A year later, cracker issued its bestselling album, kerosene hat. The album included hit singles low and get off this both hit singles with official music videos directed by carlos grasso, as well as a cover of the grateful deads loser. A cracker is not a slave owner or overseer cracking a whip. We are constantly updating our database with new slang terms, acronyms, and abbreviations. Crackeroff definition is a glassworker that trims glass chemical ware with a flame and diamond or removes the blowpipe from the neck of a glass object. The second single from the album, get off this, was written in response to naysayers who accused cracker of selling out and making music that was more. Now, even though it was the first single, everybody wanted to move on to get off this as soon as possible because they. Let me kick this off by saying that triscuits are probably my favorite crackers. Meaning try, attempt first attested 1830, nautical, probably a hunting metaphor, from slang sense of fire a gun. Following the trend of the last dozen years or so, it sounds as if the dynamics have been severely limitedcompressed in order to get a louder sound. Another theory is that the term refers to whips that crackers used to drive slaves or cattle. They have soldiered on together, starting with their 1992 eponymous debut album, to radio hits like low and get off this, to leaving virgin. So, technically, you could say, im looking forward to a crackerbarrel visit to cracker barrel.
One theory is that it refers to the cracked corn that was a major part of the diet of poor southern whites. A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all. Blow torch could be to mean the actual blow torch that was used against her. A cracker is an individual who performs cracking, or the process of breaking into a computer or a network system. We got these questions is it true that you have sold y. Definition and synonyms of cracker from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. In addition to carryout, we offer curbside pickup and contactless free delivery where your meal can be left at your door. Cracker definition of cracker by the free dictionary. But it turns out crackers roots go back even further than the 17th century. Poily wants a cracker but i got to get off her first well lots of meanings when you know she is being raped. Either he gets off because she is hurtupset or i could get her a cracker for my little.
Change your default dictionary to american english. Do white people actually find the term cracker offensive. The term crackerbarrel was first used in 1916, and it emerged from the country stores of the era. Lets examine miz crackers drag name and whether its a. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia see florida cracker and georgia cracker. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning. The best part about having a pretty massive catalog of songs is that we can rotate them in and out of the live shows. Coal cracker is from 1853 of persons, 1857 of machinery that breaks up mined coal. As free holidays go, i think they pulled off a cracker, sneers.
There are drug references all over this song junky cosmonaut, a million poppies gonna make me sleep but especially in the chorus. All these cats with holey jeans dirty hair and titty rings say, whats your scene man. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the cambridge dictionary editors or of cambridge university press or its licensors. Enjoy the homestyle cracker barrel tastemade with care in our home, to enjoy in yours. The band is best known for its goldselling 1993 album, kerosene hat, which includes the hit songs low and eurotrash girl. Cracker definition and meaning collins english dictionary. This page explains what the slang term cracker means. A term in southeastern united states english to describe poor white trash, derived from the scottish meaning of the verb to crack, which, in this sense denotes ostentation.
When modern civilization collapses, the florida cracker will be hunting, fishing, trapping and growing his own food. Some crackers break into a network system deliberately to point out the flaws. Today were diving deep with some of the most lit terms from 2017. In this song, david lowery of cracker tries to convince a girl to go down with him not an easy sell. Just as youve lost your marbles and youre off your rocker imply that one of two things that normally go together is missing, the cheese has slid off your cracker could mean your brain has temporarily left your head. When a person is dumb or also a loser sometimes can be used as a stupid white person that uses crack because they have nothing better to do. But why is the country store itself named cracker barrel. Meaning instrument for crushing or cracking is from 1630s. With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. It refers to some of the earliest cowboys in america and a. Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary. Depending on the persons relationship to you and what was said, i wouldnt take this comment too seriously. Mar 26, 2020 let me kick this off by saying that triscuits are probably my favorite crackers. All these cats with holy jeans dirty hair and titty rings say, whats your scene, man.
If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect. This meaning comes from the sense of crack as brag, and a cracker, therefore, as a. There have been plenty of songs about getting high, but not so many about getting low. A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough. Coalcracker is from 1853 of persons, 1857 of machinery that breaks up mined coal. Cracker get off this 19940717 new york, ny live sbd. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Lowery and hickman formed the band in 1991, releasing the album cracker the following year which included singles happy birthday to me and teen angst on virgin records. We got these questions is it true that you have sold your. All these cats with holey jeans, dirty hair and titty rings say, what your scene man. The jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from crackers 1993 platinum album kerosene hat, was a ubiquitous signpost of the alternativeasthenewmainstream era.
But it never really took, so she shortened it to just miz cracker. A cracker might be performing cracking for malicious activities, profit, for certain nonprofit intentions or causes, or just for a challenge. The definition, example, and related terms listed above have been written and compiled by the slangit team. Cracker get off this all these cats with holey jeans, dirty hair and titty rings say whats your scen. Cracker off definition is a glassworker that trims glass chemical ware with a flame and diamond or removes the blowpipe from the neck of a glass object. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a racial slur used against white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. Thats because a florida cracker is often self sufficient. Lets get off this a get on with it f if you wanna change the world c shut your mouth, start this minute funny little lie you told has come around the judgement stone when all were trying to do is make a fortune yeah we aint got no government loans and no one sends a check from home but get this, we just do what we want. Get off this get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start this minute petty little ayatollahs come around to judge and stone ya alls were trying to do is make a fortune yeah, we aint got no government loans and no one sends a check from home but get this. Cracker is an american rock band led by singer david lowery and guitarist johnny hickman. Jul 01, 20 with a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. The jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from crackers 1993 platinum. Miz crackers original drag name was brianna cracker, a homophone of brie on a cracker. Either he gets off because she is hurtupset or i could get her a cracker for my little birdie the girl he is raping but i would have to get off of her firstie stop raping her and maybe that is not something that he is ready to do.
And i think of cheezits as being in a category entirely of their own so i wont even get into that here. In 1987, she was returning from a concert in tacoma, washington when she was abducted by a man named gerald friend. Crackerbarrel 1861 barrel full of sodacrackers for sale was such a common feature of old country stores that the phrase came to be used by 1905 as an adjective, emblematic of downhome ways and. C all these cats with holey jeans, am dirty hair and titty rings, say f what your scene man, we got these c questions. The amount of misinformation contained in some of these answers is amazing. That is, cracker has never been uttered from a place of power and privilege matching that of white americans. These examples are from the cambridge english corpus and from sources on the web. Jan 29, 20 the jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from cracker s 1993 platinum album kerosene hat, was a ubiquitous signpost of the alternativeasthenewmainstream era. A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese.