crackers
adjective
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adj
Etymology: From cracker + -s. The South African sense is from their sound and its status as a plurale tantum by association with trousers. The adjectival sense derives from British naval expressions referring to firecrackers in one's head, originally as "he's got the crackers" and then "he's gone crackers" before the present "he is crackers".
- Crazy, insane.
““I will call up Demons to destroy thee!” “You're crackers,” said Carrot, backing away.”
“He acknowledges that it must seem "a crackers thing to say", but given the substantial progress which has been made in other areas of the business, his optimism isn't without foundation.”
noun
Etymology: From cracker + -s. The South African sense is from their sound and its status as a plurale tantum by association with trousers. The adjectival sense derives from British naval expressions referring to firecrackers in one's head, originally as "he's got the crackers" and then "he's gone crackers" before the present "he is crackers".
- A kind of noisy leather pants or trousers.
“Sheepskin trousers—which, from the sound they make at every movement of the wearer, are called ‘crackers’.”
- Testicles.