Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The amount of misinformation contained in some of these answers is amazing. A cracker is an individual who performs cracking, or the process of breaking into a computer or a network system. With a single phrase, rachel jeantel, that friend of trayvon martins, may have lit a fuse in the trial of his accused killer. Two years before the mast, and twentyfour years after. Theyre so popular, we wrote a british slang dictionary that has sold. Scouse definition of scouse by the free dictionary. Welcome to my complete dictionary of cockney rhyming slang. This page may contain content that is offensive or inappropriate for some readers. Cracker conveys history of bigotry that still resonates. A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese.
Along with webs, this is another term scousers use to describe their trainers. It implies a person who lives in the utmost worst conditions and a person who no one really cares about. Cracker is always disparaging and offensive when used to refer to a poor white person in the south. Popular scouse words and where they originate from. A term in southeastern united states english to describe poor white trash, derived from the scottish meaning of the verb to crack, which, in this sense. Cracker slang article about cracker slang by the free. Liverpool essentially has its own language, with plenty of words that wouldnt make sense to people from outside the. Scouse article about scouse by the free dictionary. Today, cracker is often used as a derogatory term for a white person for obvious reasons. People from liverpool who arent that different from anyone else, except we dont slag off other cities as much as everyone else slags us off.
Compare latin crepare to rattle, crack, creak, with a secondary figurative sense of boast of, prattle, make ado about. Scouse definition, a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a contemptuous term used for white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. Do white people actually find the term cracker offensive. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. A dictionary of slang c slang and colloquialisms of the uk. The meaning of the word has changed a lot over the last four.
A term in southeastern united states english to describe poor white trash, derived from the scottish meaning of the verb to crack, which, in this sense denotes ostentation. All of our slang term and phrase definitions are made possible by our wonderful visitors. All the scouse slang you shouldve learnt during your time. Scouse is noted for a fast, highly accented manner of speech, with a range of rising and falling tones not typical of most of northern england. Local slang appears to have roots that date back as far as the 1750s, with references in a dictionary from that era.
When used by black people, cracker can refer to a southern white racist, not necessarily poor or rural. They gave a cracking performance last night and got a well. During your time at liverpool you shouldve learnt all of these by now, but since that 2. Search, watch, and cook every single tasty recipe and video ever all in one place. Another theory is that the term refers to whips that crackers used to drive slaves or cattle. I know it goes back to before 1600 which would put its or. Term for people originating in liverpool uk or their accentdialect. The words on this list were excerpted from anglotopias dictionary of british english. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning. Cracker means something entirely different in florida. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia see florida cracker and georgia cracker. I should explain to your lordship what is meant by crackers. All the way back to the age of shakespeare, at least.
Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary. Alternative rhyming slang are cream crackers and cream crackered, which. It has been taken as an offensive and derogatory term to people of caucasian or european descent and is largely considered a slur in modern usage. I am a scouser, and i use the word scouser all the time to refer to myself and fellow scousers. Scouse meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Scouse definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The meal scouse was common in working class liverpool. A dictionary of slang c slang and colloquialisms of.
Right, lets see if you can crack the liverpool lingo. All the scouse slang you shouldve learnt during your time in liverpool. General derogatory term for any number of people with various social or. The myth of scousers as criminals is usually reinforced by right wing toffs and the gutter press, whove never visited liverpool probably because we dont tolerate thirdhand bigoted remarks from people who. Some crackers break into a network system deliberately to point out the flaws.
A very flat bottom, with too many small blisters, usually goes with a very tender, flat cracker. Probably the most commonly used slang term for this drug. Someone whos from the surrounding areas of liverpool such as the wirral or st helens. It struck my ears as dated, like ofay or honky, the kind of slur an old head like richard pryor might have uttered. Its also anything that cracks, like a firecracker or a computer code cracker, or of course, that thin. Scouse is like cockney a working class accent and a derivative of the liverpool accent. I was chatting to me auld fella, like, and the tele just blew up, like. Cracker definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The cook had just made for us a mess of hot scouse that is, biscuit pounded fine, salt beef cut into small pieces, and a few. But it turns out crackers roots go back even further than the 17th century. Crackers meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. So whats the crack with this argument that you and sonya have been having. A stronger flour or less fermentation are indicated.
Looking for online definition of cracker or what cracker stands for. This has led to some people from the midlands referring to liverpool people as singsong scousers. Irish influences include the pronunciation of the letter h as haitch and the plural of you as youse. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The word scouse was once a term of endearment fathers used it to sons. A cracker might be performing cracking for malicious activities, profit, for certain nonprofit intentions or causes, or just for a challenge.
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers. Cracker comes from the gaelic word craic which means a good conversation and is still in use in ireland today. Synonyms for cracker at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Cracker term cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a term for white people, used especially for poor rural whites in the southern united states. The cook had just made for us a mess of hot scouse that is, biscuit pounded fine, salt beef cut into small pieces, and a few potatoes, boiled up together and seasoned with pepper. Complete dictionary of cockney rhyming slang happy2move. Definition of the slang term cracker with an example. It is part of a genre of slang terms which refer to people by stereotypes of their dietary habits. A whole mess of white people like to get worked up about the word cracker, some in the mistaken belief that this will somehow result in permission to use the nword. One theory is that it refers to the cracked corn that was a major part of the diet of poor southern whites. Used as a positive, neutral or derogaratory word depending on the speakers prejudices about said city.
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