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adjective

ˈkra-kərz How to pronounce crackers (audio)
Definition of crackersnext
informal + disparaging
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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crackers

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noun

plural of cracker
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackers
  1. psychotic
  2. hackers
  3. blowers
  4. mad
  5. brags
  6. nuts
  7. braggarts
  8. insane
Adjective
  • Simonoff said police have been in contact with Jones' mother in Oregon, who told them her son is psychotic and needs medication.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Defense attorney Juan Mourin argued that Davis suffered a psychotic episode.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of psychotic
Noun
  • The researchers notified the PHP Foundation, which released patches to fix the bugs—but companies still must race to update their websites before any hackers break into them.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • One such vulnerability was discovered in refrigeration units that were targeted by hackers who turned up the temperature, causing food to thaw.
    — EMMA BURROWS, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of hackers
Noun
  • Those concerns stretch across the realities of AI’s growth today and more speculative possibilities raised by some technologists and whistle-blowers.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Leaf Blowers Leaf blowers come in backpack or handheld models and can be powered by gas, electricity, or batteries.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of blowers
Adjective
  • In our era of No Kings rallies, the contemporary political relevance of a mad ruler demanding public displays of fealty is so obvious that Prikryl doesn’t need to press the point very hard.
    — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Heather may or may not be mad that Tamra took selfies with Jenn and not with her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of mad
Noun
  • One of the Roundhouse’s biggest brags is an extensive liquor collection, highlighting spirits produced in New York State.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of brags
Adjective
  • No, per the official underneath that goalpost — meaning Virginia Tech lost to Pitt 35-33 even though practically everyone at Lane Stadium was going nuts thinking the Hokies had won it as time expired.
    — Matt Piper, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The fact anyone tries to use John Brown to take the moral high ground is nuts.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • 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
Definition of braggarts
Adjective
  • Cohen and Harwood grew up in Maryland, studying Top 40 hits and FL Studio tutorials; in some ways, this fun, formalist record—impeccable songcraft, insane sprezzatura—plays like a tribute to those days.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Many have told me that Veronica Beard has copied more small brands, this is insane.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of insane
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