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came from a Cracker Jack box

came from a Cracker Jack box is the simple past of come from a Cracker Jack box.

Meaning of come from a Cracker Jack box

Verb

come from a Cracker Jack box (third-person singular simple present comes from a Cracker Jack box, present participle coming from a Cracker Jack box, simple past came from a Cracker Jack box, past participle come from a Cracker Jack box)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang) To obtain or retrieve something that is useless, cheap or fake.

Questions about came from a Cracker Jack box

What is came from a Cracker Jack box the simple past of?
Came from a Cracker Jack box is the simple past of come from a Cracker Jack box.

Words near came from a Cracker Jack box in the dictionary

  1. came first
  2. came for
  3. came forth
  4. came forward
  5. came from
  6. came from a Cracker Jack box
  7. came from a good place
  8. came from behind
  9. came from below
  10. came full circle
  11. came good

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