Ward and john joe maguire were both just wide, while damian curran hit a cracker that rice saved. 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. It refers to some of the earliest cowboys in america and a. I know it goes back to before 1600 which would put its or. I have known one of these fellows travel two hundred miles through the woods, never keeping any road or path, guided by the sun by day, and the stars at night, to kill a particular person belonging to the opposite party. Which was not a result of the baby boom that followed world war ii answers apex. Cracker barrel definition is suggestive of the friendly homespun character of a country store.
I held my shotgun across my chest as i warned the ruffians off from my land. A journey from the mean streets of brooklyn to the frontiers of cyberspace. The epithet cracker has been applied in a derogatory way, like redneck, to rural, nonelite white southerners, more specifically to those of south georgia and north florida. Margaret maitland, 1849 with john boags 1848 popular and complete english dictionary having one definition of cracking to be conversing familiarly, the last sentence of the above clip can be translated, the children. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates cnn. Thus the song lyric jimmie crack corn and i dont care. When modern civilization collapses, the florida cracker will be hunting, fishing, trapping and growing his own food. With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. The plate cracked when i dropped it, but it was still usable. Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary.
All these cats with holey jeans dirty hair and titty rings say, whats your scene man. Today, cracker is often used as a derogatory term for a white person for obvious reasons. The distinguished race of men are more savage than the indians, and possess every one of their vices, but not one of their virtues. Cracker comes from the gaelic word craic which means a good conversation and is still in use in ireland today. A cracker might be performing cracking for malicious activities, profit, for certain nonprofit intentions or causes, or just for a challenge. 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. If you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start to spin it.
The term, cracker, can convey a negative meaning when used to refer to people, but in florida, its meaning is altogether different. Arriving about six years after the first cracker compilation 2000s doubledisc set garage dor, 2006s get on with it. All the way back to the age of shakespeare, at least. Coalcracker is from 1853 of persons, 1857 of machinery that breaks up mined coal. History of christmas crackers olde english crackers. Its also anything that cracks, like a firecracker or a computer code cracker, or of course, that thin, savory snack that cracks when you break it. The latter explanation makes sense, because in piney.
A bunch of clips of home videos set to get off this by cracker. Since then, i could have bought other cars off of that song. He uses deep focus, odd angles, and off center shots. A white woman who has multiple children to collect money and food stamps from the state. Crackerbarrel definition of crackerbarrel by merriamwebster. You can complete the definition of a cracker of a game given by the english cobuild dictionary with other english dictionaries. I dont know how it started but i think it started in georgia during the civil war probably had something to do with hard tack, a cracker eaten by civil war white soldiers. Another theory is that the term refers to whips that crackers used to drive slaves or cattle. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida, georgia or texas see florida cracker, georgia cracker or texas cracker. Folk etymology claims the term originated either from their cracking, or pounding, of corn rather than taking it to mill, or from their use of whips to drive cattle.
Ive never been called a cracker myself but if i was i would know it was meant as hurtful, insulting and basically. Its possible he just assumed the derogatory meaning, but youd have to ask. A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. Get off this get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth, shut your mouth get off this and get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start to spin it get.
Dec 30, 2010 i updated this video with new, high quality sound. The meaning of the word has changed a lot over the last four. Crack off definition, to break without complete separation of parts. Lowery and hickman formed the band in 1991, releasing the album cracker the following year which included singles happy. Cracker get off this live from the 2018 pleasantville music. Who was thrown off the view like a dog after she defends biden. What is the origin of the slang word cracker answers.
Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a racial epithet for white people, used especially for poor rural whites in the southern united states. I shall go crackers, meaning mad if anything happens to ted. This meaning comes from the sense of crack as brag, and a cracker, therefore, as a bragger. A whole mess of white people like to get worked up about the word cracker. Whats their take on this war or economic collapse or what have you. 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. 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. Crackers meaning in the cambridge english dictionary.
Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a slur used against white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. A cracker is an individual who performs cracking, or the process of breaking into a computer or a network system. Wikipedia, lexilogos, oxford, cambridge, chambers harrap, wordreference, collins lexibase dictionaries, merriam webster. Offcolour and on the mend talking about health april 29, 2020. The barb is borne out by the reaction to it, since the welladjusted white person labeled a cracker would simply laugh it off as a small price to pay for systemic advantage. 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. If you wanna change the world shut your mouth, shut your mouth yall. A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough. What does the racial term cracker mean and how did the term come to be. Thats because a florida cracker is often self sufficient. Jan 29, 20 oral history \ cracker look back at 20 years of low the label made me write a letter to pass out to radio stations. The popularization of the term seems intimately connected to world war i.
I have some teenage slang books that ill look through. Cracker lyrics low sometimes i wanna take you down sometime i wanna get you low brush your hair back from your eyes. Rosecrans, commander of the army of the cumberland, went into a state of depression which essentially destroyed his capacity for command. The government put up signs warning off any potential hikers from the area. Cracker means something entirely different in florida. Cracker frontman david lowery and guitarist johnny hickman have known. Get cracking may have originally been not much more than get to talking as seen in this clip from passages in the life of mrs. Cracker meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. The original meaning for cracker was white people who, in the south, that would crack corn for fermentation. Improve your vocabulary with english vocabulary in use from cambridge. What does the racial term cracker mean and how did the term. 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.
Jul 01, 20 but it turns out crackers roots go back even further than the 17th century. Crackeroff definition of crackeroff by merriamwebster. Cracker the best dog in vietnam by cynthia kadohata. Meaning instrument for crushing or cracking is from 1630s. Someone called me a cracker is that a nice description. The rape scene is especially well done as a stationary camera from mid distance gives the outside looking in perspective. This meaning comes from the sense of crack as brag, and a cracker, therefore, as a. What does the racial term cracker mean and how did the. Just thought this early appearance was interesting.
As free holidays go, i think they pulled off a cracker, sneers. Harvey rowed back to arrange with the cook and disko, who owned the stores, and on his return the cocoatins and crackerbags were counted out by the frenchmans wheel. Theres been a good deal of discussion lately about the origins and meaning of the word cracker because of its use in the high profile zimmerman murder case in florida. But it also displays the same mentality behind the one that leads people to prioritize the evacuation of women and children. The original root of this is the middle english word crack meaning entertaining. 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. However, the word originated from the american civil war of the 1860s. Claire, a florida historian and anthropologist who studies, er, crackers. What is a cracker food eaten by civil war soldiers answers. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics.
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. Cracker is an american rock band led by singer david lowery and guitarist johnny hickman. The band is best known for its goldselling 1993 album, kerosene hat, which includes the hit songs low and eurotrash girl. Among this vocabulary, cracker gains meaning as someone flat, flimsy, and boring who crumbles at the slightest pressure. A dry, thin, crispy, and usually salty or savoury biscuit a short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the. But i knew it was iffy, thus my not sure its related. Some crackers break into a network system deliberately to point out the flaws. Crackers in bed the meaning and origin of this phrase. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia see florida cracker and georgia cracker. 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. But it turns out crackers roots go back even further than the 17th century. The jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from crackers 1993 platinum album. Does it target all whites or just a subsection of whites.
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. Cracker get off this all these cats with holey jeans, dirty hair and titty rings say whats your scen. Oscar nominated, multi grammynominated producer of soundtracks, classical and jazz recordings and former senior vice president of sony bmg masterworks, christopher craker was a part of the lineup at the post production hub, as well as award winning sound designer and composer of the lord of the rings trilogy, the hobbit, king kong, dave whitehead. Jul, 2010 im pretty sure cracker is an anti white racial slur right. But they would also crack corn to make it easier to make into meal for the making of southern corn bread. Post the definition of cracker to facebook share the.
The meaning of the word has changed a lot over the last four centuries, said dana ste. During the second world war, cracker production was banned by the government of the day, perhaps as a means to save money but also to implement a troop training method where the snaps exploding part of the cracker were used to imitate gun fire. Cracker was quickly taken care of by a guy who would be taking her to be in the war. We got these questions is it true that you have sold your soul. After the war, vast quantities of surplus cracker snaps were released back into the cracker trade.
It has been taken as an offensive and derogatory term to people of caucasian or european descent and is largely considered a slur in modern usage. Feb 28, 2007 the distinguished race of men are more savage than the indians, and possess every one of their vices, but not one of their virtues. Just before being shot trayvon martin complained about a creepyass cracker following him, and considerable ink has been spilled about whether this was a racial slur. The amount of misinformation contained in some of these answers is amazing. Im white but it does not bother me to hear the term. The phrase cracker factory was in use by world war ii, but is probably. A journey from the mean streets of brooklyn to the frontiers of cyberspace chanoff, david, nuwere, ejovi on. Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a term for white people, used especially for poor rural whites in the southern united states. Crackers in bed phrase meaning and origin the phrase finder.
How did it come to be or where did it orginate from. The best dog in vietnam by cynthia kadohata published in 2007, a realiction fiction novel that takes place during the vietnam war around 19551957 when a dog named cracker had to leave its loving home and owner named willie. If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect. He interviewed me about low, and finally decided it was a battle between my. He was kind of ranting on lyrics ideas and then he went back on the bus.
One theory is that it refers to the cracked corn that was a major part of the diet of poor southern whites. Youre gonna get an exclusive inside tour of the cracker factory. Craker definition of craker by the free dictionary. Apr 17, 2014 if you look in pretty much any history of the civil war that discusses the siege of chattanooga that followed the union defeat at the battle of chickamauga, you will find some assertion that general william s. He was roused from his almost lyric ecstacy, by a big double saintjean cracker, which suddenly went off from the happy cabin. I wouldnt kick herhim out of bed for eating crackers. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Cracker lyrics low sometimes i wanna take you down sometime i wanna get you low. Cracker definition and meaning collins english dictionary. This makes tactical sense, because youre cutting off the population that your enemy would use to repopulate its army. A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all. Lighter, random house historical dictionary of american slang 1994.
It implies a person who lives in the utmost worst conditions and a person who no one really cares about. Provided to youtube by warner records this means war avenged sevenfold hail to the king. Do white people actually find the term cracker offensive. Cracker definition of cracker by the free dictionary. The original meaning for cracker was white people who, in the south, that would crack corn for. Someone called me a cracker in one of my answers what does this mean. The best of cracker is a bit more hitsoriented than its predecessor which means that it isnt quite as idiosyncratic and it has i hate my generation, the one modern rock radio hit missing from garage, plus an edit of bizarrely billed as the album edit, even though. What is a cracker food eaten by civil war soldiers. Cracker performing get off this at pleasantville music festival on july 14, 2018. Search a cracker of a game and thousands of other words in english cobuild dictionary from reverso. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see.