FIRECRACKER

firecracker, cracker, banger

(noun) firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

firecracker (plural firecrackers)

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.

A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.

A person who is exciting and/or unpredictable.

Source: Wiktionary


Fire"crack`er, n.

Definition: See Cracker., n., 3.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 February 2025

DISKETTE

(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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