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crack-a-jack

crack-a-jack is the alternative spelling of crackerjack.

Meaning of crackerjack

Adjective (1)

crackerjack (comparative more crackerjack, superlative most crackerjack)

  1. Exceptionally fine or excellent; top-notch; high quality.
    • Near-synonym: cracking
    Synonyms:
    cracking
  2. Expert, top-rated or high-performing.
    • Near-synonym: cracking
    Synonyms:
    cracking

Adjective (2)

crackerjack (not comparable)

  1. (US, slang) Referring to clothing items (pants, jersey, collar) that constitute the traditional blue uniform of the enlisted men of the US Navy.

See all 7 meanings of crackerjack

Forms of crack-a-jack

pluralcrack-a-jacks

Questions about crack-a-jack

What is crack-a-jack the alternative spelling of?
Crack-a-jack is the alternative spelling of crackerjack.

Words near crack-a-jack in the dictionary

  1. crack whores
  2. crack willow
  3. crack willows
  4. crack wise
  5. crack'd
  6. crack-a-jack
  7. crack-a-jacks
  8. crack-a-lackin
  9. crack-a-lackin'
  10. crack-a-lacking
  11. crack-back

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