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CRACKERJACK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something excellent of its kind

Example:

the bike was a jimdandy

Synonyms:

crackerjack; jimdandy; jimhickey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crackerjack" is a kind of...):

thing (an entity that is not named specifically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone excellent of their kind

Example:

he's a jimdandy of a soldier

Synonyms:

crackerjack; jimdandy; jimhickey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("crackerjack" is a kind of...):

apotheosis; ideal; nonesuch; nonpareil; nonsuch; paragon; saint (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)

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