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Vinony

nutcracker

noun

  1. mechanical device for cracking nuts
  2. figurine resembling a toy soldier, sometimes functional as a nutcracker, associated with Christmas
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/

noun

Etymology: From nut + cracker.

  1. An implement for cracking nuts.
  2. An implement for cracking nuts.
  3. Any bird of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.
  4. A bootleg mixed drink made from a blend of alcohols and fruit juices.

    “The colorful bottles have popped up every summer in black and Hispanic communities — from the bodegas of Washington Heights to the stoops of Fort Greene — since the early 1990s. On beach boardwalks, at neighborhood basketball courts and block parties, New Yorkers are drinking nutcrackers, boozy homespun cocktails made from a blend of alcohol and fruit juices.”

  5. Something that is difficult to figure out; a puzzle.

    “I hadn't been to school for a while so the math was a real nutcracker”