Christmas cracker

Christmas cracker
A table decoration, in the form of a large paper sweet wrapper, constructed around a cardboard tube typically containing a paper hat, silly joke and a small novelty or toy; a pair a people pull the ends of the cracker causing an embedded device to make a crack sound as the cracker breaks in two and the contents are released.

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  • Christmas cracker — UK US noun [countable] [singular Christmas cracker plural Christmas crackers] british a tube of coloured paper wrapped round a small present for Christmas. It makes a sudden sharp noise when two people pull it apart. Thesaurus: relating to or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Christmas cracker — n a tube of coloured paper that two people pull apart at Christmas in Britain for fun. It makes a loud sound as it is pulled apart, and usually contains a small toy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Christmas cracker — noun count BRITISH a tube of colored paper wrapped around a small present for Christmas. It makes a sudden sharp noise when two people pull it apart …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Christmas cracker — This article is about the holiday item. For the episode of Only Fools and Horses, see Christmas Crackers (Only Fools and Horses). For the animated short, see Christmas Cracker (film). Two Christmas crackers Christmas crackers or bon bons are an… …   Wikipedia

  • Christmas Cracker — Zwei Christmas Cracker Ein Knallbonbon ist eine spezielle Verpackung, die wie ein großes Bonbon aussieht, beim Öffnen knallt und kleine Geschenke enthält. Der Knallbonbon besteht aus einer Pappröhre, die in Geschenkpapier gewickelt ist. Das… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Christmas cracker — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Christmas cracker : singular Christmas cracker plural Christmas crackers British a tube of coloured paper wrapped round a small present for Christmas. It makes a sudden sharp noise when two people pull it apart …   English dictionary

  • Christmas Cracker (film) — Christmas Cracker Directed by Jeff Hale Norman McLaren Grant Munro Gerald Potterton Produced by Tom Daly Starring Grant Munro Music by …   Wikipedia

  • Christmas cracker — noun (C) a brightly coloured tube of paper containing a small toy that two people pull at Christmas parties …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Cracker — may refer to: Cracker (food), a type of biscuit, usually salted or savory edible Cracker (mountain), a mountain peak in Glacier National Park Cracker (benchmark), located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana… …   Wikipedia

  • cracker — [[t]kræ̱kə(r)[/t]] crackers 1) N COUNT A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n If you say that someone or something is a cracker, you like and admire them very much. [BRIT, INFORMAL] She s a… …   English dictionary

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