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crackalackin'

/krækəˈlækɪn/

crackalackin' verb: happening; doing; occurring; working.

Verb

crackalackin'

  1. (Canada, US, slang) Happening; doing; occurring; working.
    • What’s poppin’ wit’chu? What’s happenin’? What’s crackalackin’? How you mackin’? You still bad actin’?2003, “Let Me Hear Sumn”, in Love & Hate, performed by Edwin Hayes (Aceyalone)
    • I keep it crackalackin’
      I’m all about them plaques and figures
      I’m a platinum nigga2003, David K. Williams (Roscoe), Patrick Brown (Sleepy Brown), Ray Murray, Rico Wade (writers), “What I Look Like”, in Young Roscoe Philaphornia, performed by David K. Williams (Roscoe)

Forms of crackalackin'

alternative formcrack-a-lackin'
alternative formcrack-a-lackin
alternative formcrack-a-lacking
alternative formcrackalackin
alternative formcrackalacking

Origin of crackalackin'

Reduplication of crackin'.

Questions about crackalackin'

What does crackalackin' mean?
Crackalackin' means happening; doing; occurring; working.
What part of speech is crackalackin'?
Crackalackin' is a verb.
How do you pronounce crackalackin'?
Crackalackin' is pronounced /krækəˈlækɪn/.

Words near crackalackin' in the dictionary

  1. crackages
  2. crackah
  3. crackajack
  4. crackajacks
  5. crackalackin
  6. crackalackin'
  7. crackalacking
  8. crackaloo
  9. crackas
  10. crackaz
  11. crackback

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