But it never really took, so she shortened it to just miz cracker. A cracker is an individual who performs cracking, or the process of breaking into a computer or a network system. Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. A cracker might be performing cracking for malicious activities, profit, for certain nonprofit intentions or causes, or just for a challenge. This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl. Today were diving deep with some of the most lit terms from 2017. Cracker is an american rock band led by singer david lowery and guitarist johnny hickman. We got these questions is it true that you have sold your soul. Crackers meaning in the cambridge english dictionary.
When modern civilization collapses, the florida cracker will be hunting, fishing, trapping and growing his own food. They have soldiered on together, starting with their 1992 eponymous debut album, to radio hits like low and get off this, to leaving virgin. The jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from crackers 1993 platinum album kerosene hat, was a ubiquitous signpost of the alternativeasthenewmainstream era. Meaning try, attempt first attested 1830, nautical, probably a hunting metaphor, from slang sense of fire a gun. In 1987, she was returning from a concert in tacoma, washington when she was abducted by a man named gerald friend. Cracker comes from the gaelic word craic which means a good conversation and is still in use in ireland today. The term crackerbarrel was first used in 1916, and it emerged from the country stores of the era.
Blow torch could be to mean the actual blow torch that was used against her. Depending on the persons relationship to you and what was said, i wouldnt take this comment too seriously. Either he gets off because she is hurtupset or i could get her a cracker for my little. But why is the country store itself named cracker barrel.
Jul 09, 2016 polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. Oct 28, 2012 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. 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. 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. Lets examine miz crackers drag name and whether its a. A cracker is not a slave owner or overseer cracking a whip. Miz crackers original drag name was brianna cracker, a homophone of brie on a cracker.
Change your default dictionary to american english. C all these cats with holey jeans, am dirty hair and titty rings, say f what your scene man, we got these c questions. Cracker definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The amount of misinformation contained in some of these answers is amazing. 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. We are constantly updating our database with new slang terms, acronyms, and abbreviations. 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. Cracker barrel 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. All these cats with holey jeans dirty hair and titty rings say, whats your scene man. Crackeroff definition of crackeroff by merriamwebster. Ward and john joe maguire were both just wide, while damian curran hit a cracker that rice saved.
Cracker noun definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. 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. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning. But it turns out crackers roots go back even further than the 17th century. All the way back to the age of shakespeare, at least. The jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from crackers 1993 platinum. A year later, cracker issued its bestselling album, kerosene hat. All these cats with holey jeans, dirty hair and titty rings say, what your scene man. Do white people actually find the term cracker offensive. 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. Cracker get off this 19940717 new york, ny live sbd.
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. The definition, example, and related terms listed above have been written and compiled by the slangit team. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning planck. As free holidays go, i think they pulled off a cracker, sneers. Cracker definition of cracker by the free dictionary. A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough. We got these questions is it true that you have sold. Mar 26, 2020 let me kick this off by saying that triscuits are probably my favorite crackers. Coalcracker is from 1853 of persons, 1857 of machinery that breaks up mined coal. A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all. 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.
If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the cambridge dictionary editors or of cambridge university press or its licensors. Definition and synonyms of cracker from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. Coal cracker is from 1853 of persons, 1857 of machinery that breaks up mined coal. Enjoy the homestyle cracker barrel tastemade with care in our home, to enjoy in yours. And i think of cheezits as being in a category entirely of their own so i wont even get into that here. It refers to some of the earliest cowboys in america and a. That is, cracker has never been uttered from a place of power and privilege matching that of white americans. Some crackers break into a network system deliberately to point out the flaws. The band is best known for its goldselling 1993 album, kerosene hat, which includes the hit songs low and eurotrash girl. We got these questions is it true that you have sold your. Let me kick this off by saying that triscuits are probably my favorite crackers. In this song, david lowery of cracker tries to convince a girl to go down with him not an easy sell.
All these cats with holy jeans dirty hair and titty rings say, whats your scene, man. The superstition that it is bad luck to step on sidewalk cracks has been traced to c. A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. 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. 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. There have been plenty of songs about getting high, but not so many about getting low.
Another theory is that the term refers to whips that crackers used to drive slaves or cattle. There are drug references all over this song junky cosmonaut, a million poppies gonna make me sleep but especially in the chorus. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia see florida cracker and georgia cracker. The best part about having a pretty massive catalog of songs is that we can rotate them in and out of the live shows. So when i scrolled past this tweet saying i wanna talk to. 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.
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. One theory is that it refers to the cracked corn that was a major part of the diet of poor southern whites. 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. 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. Meaning instrument for crushing or cracking is from 1630s. Poily wants a cracker but i got to get off her first well lots of meanings when you know she is being raped. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a racial slur used against white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. So, technically, you could say, im looking forward to a crackerbarrel visit to cracker barrel. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates cnn. This meaning comes from the sense of crack as brag, and a cracker, therefore, as a.
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. Polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. The term, cracker, can convey a negative meaning when used to refer to people, but in florida, its meaning is altogether different. These examples are from the cambridge english corpus and from sources on the web.