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crackerbox

crackerbox noun: an uncomfortably small and boxy house or car.

Noun

crackerbox (plural crackerboxes)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, sometimes) An uncomfortably small and boxy house or car.
    • It’s the same with the Subaru Impreza WRX. With apologies to its zealous owners — their vision was apparently too clouded by speed to notice — the original WRX was one of the homeliest cars around, a budget crackerbox in a high-performance Halloween costume.2007 October 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Attractive, Yes, if Not for Its Looks”, in New York Times

Forms of crackerbox

pluralcrackerboxes

Origin of crackerbox

From cracker + box, suggesting a square package of biscuits.

Questions about crackerbox

What does crackerbox mean?
Crackerbox means an uncomfortably small and boxy house or car.
What part of speech is crackerbox?
Crackerbox is a noun.
What is the plural of crackerbox?
The plural of crackerbox is crackerboxes.

Words near crackerbox in the dictionary

  1. crackerass
  2. crackerasses
  3. crackerbarrel
  4. crackerberries
  5. crackerberry
  6. crackerbox
  7. crackerboxes
  8. crackerbread
  9. crackerbreads
  10. crackeriness
  11. crackerjack

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