cracker
The origin and history of cracker.
Etymology
From "crack," referring to the sharp snapping sound — the biscuit sense is first recorded in the 1700s; the ethnic slang sense has several competing theories, including a link to whip-cracking cattle drivers in the South.
Class of 1700
cracker first entered the language around 1700. Other words from the same year:
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