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son of a nutcracker

US/ˈsʌn əv ə ˈnʌtkɹækɚ/

son of a nutcracker interjection: son of a bitch.

Interjection

  1. (euphemistic, humorous) son of a bitch
    • Yes I did.... son of a nutcracker!2011 March 25, Foo <whoison...@gmail.com>, “Re: SOT: RGP profile”, in rec.games.pinball (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2026
    • Well "Son of a Nutcracker", as we say, things have not gone well.2012, Monroe May, Jeri May, Unshakeable Fiath: One Family's Story of Loss and the Strengthening of Their Faith, WestBow Press, via Internet Archive, →ISBN, page 59

Origin of son of a nutcracker

Popularized by the 2003 Christmas film Elf, in which the character Buddy the Elf exclaims it as an expression of frustration or surprise.

Questions about son of a nutcracker

What does son of a nutcracker mean?
Son of a nutcracker means son of a bitch.
What part of speech is son of a nutcracker?
Son of a nutcracker is an interjection.
How do you pronounce son of a nutcracker?
Son of a nutcracker is pronounced /ˈsʌn əv ə ˈnʌtkɹækɚ/ (US).

Words near son of a nutcracker in the dictionary

  1. son of a duck
  2. son of a fuck
  3. son of a gun
  4. son of a jackal
  5. son of a motherless goat
  6. son of a nutcracker
  7. son of a sea-cook
  8. son of a snake
  9. son of a whore
  10. son of Adam
  11. son of bitch

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