firecracker
A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a…A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
» I thought the sound was a firecracker at first.
Meaning
3 sensesA small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
(slang)A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
(slang)Someone or something that is exciting, energetic, or unpredictable.
Hitzkopf, Kracher, Knaller
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
Examples
16 sentencesI thought the sound was a firecracker at first.
I thought that the sound was a firecracker at first.
I thought it was gunfire, but it was just the sound of firecrackers.
I thought that it was gunfire, but it was just the sound of firecrackers.
Tom lit a firecracker.
Translations
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Origin
From fire + cracker.From fire + cracker.
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