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crackerass

crackerass noun: a contemptible white person.

Noun

crackerass (plural crackerasses)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A contemptible white person.
    • New Orleans holds us on downs, and Malley goes in to punt and that little crackerass No. 28 slices through and blocks it.1974, Jack Olsen, Alphabet Jackson: a novel, link
    • If that crackerass wants to get in touch, tell him I can't be located.1989, Windsor Chorlton, Rites of sacrifice, link

Adjective

crackerass (comparative more crackerass, superlative most crackerass)

  1. (derogatory) Relating to the negative attributes of a white person.
    • Dressing up like some crackerass white man, some dead president and letting people shoot at you sounds like a hustle to me.2002, Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/underdog, page 27
    • Booth Dressing up like some crackerass white man, some dead president and letting people shoot at you sounds like a hustle to me.2006, Will Kaufman, The Civil War in American culture, page 72

Forms of crackerass

Noun
pluralcrackerasses
Adjective
comparativemore crackerass
superlativemost crackerass

Origin of crackerass

From cracker + -ass. Likely from Georgia Cracker.

Questions about crackerass

What does crackerass mean?
Crackerass means a contemptible white person.
What part of speech is crackerass?
Crackerass can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of crackerass?
The plural of crackerass is crackerasses.

Words near crackerass in the dictionary

  1. Cracker State
  2. cracker-ass
  3. cracker-barrel
  4. cracker-jack
  5. cracker-y
  6. crackerass
  7. crackerasses
  8. crackerbarrel
  9. crackerberries
  10. crackerberry
  11. crackerbox

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