as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
He spends too much time working on his inventions, and I think he's gone a little crackers.
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1
as in hackers
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
a cracker who had broken into the intelligence agency's database attempted to leak the classified information
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2
as in cocks
chiefly dialect
someone who boasts
you're a fool if you believe half of what that cracker says
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Adjective
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The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026 -
In the second episode, Tom spends a night in the local inn, and ends up in a crawl space with the ghost of a psychotic killer clown.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Could hackers target brain-computer interfaces?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Features like variable-speed blowers help regulate airflow more precisely, reducing energy waste and maintaining more consistent indoor temperatures.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Bynum has also observed collaboration at the Bernoulli Blower, which has four blowers.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Initially skeptical, Tom becomes increasingly paranoid after a sailor who got lost in the fog essentially goes mad, with his eyes turning white just before dying.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2026
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Relative bargain Please do not be mad at me for relaying this insurance math.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Noun
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The entertainment industry is no stranger to individuals who espouse contested stories about screen hits, but the producers of Legacy of Lies have grown tired of his brags.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like any good barbecue IRL, the chat is mostly meat pics, cooking tips (with a dose of half-brags) and occasional smack talk.—
Farhan Mustafa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The kids went nuts telling me all about how the game against Australia went and ended.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Related Stories After the orchestra shuffled in and Styles took a seat at a piano near center stage, looking smart in a floral collared shirt and slacks, the crowd predictably went nuts.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Christ did do some name calling, but his ire was directed at the powerful, the braggarts, the hypocrites — the Pratts of his time.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s an insane thing to believe.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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And ultimately, the premise of the show is insane horror tropes are happening to boring, normal people.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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“Crackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackers. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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