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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