cracky
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Middle English craky, equivalent to crack + -y.
Adjective
cracky (comparative crackier, superlative crackiest)
- Having lots of cracks.
- (slang) crazy, mad
- I know my idea seems cracky, but it has potential.
- (slang) Resembling or characterised by crack cocaine; addicted to crack
- I don't know if I want to trust her: she looks kinda cracky.
- Well maintained and attractive; sharp.
- 1920, Eugene O'Neill, Beyond the Horizon, Act II, Scene ii, page 111:
- In a couple of years down there I’ll make my pile, see if I don’t; and then I’ll come back and settle down and turn this farm to the crackiest place in the whole state.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
having lots of cracks
See also
- by cracky
Etymology 2
Noun
cracky (plural crackies)
- (US, slang) Democrat.