pinko — meaning in English

English meaning

• cracker noun A thin, crisp, usually savory baked snack.
• swot verb To study with effort or determination.

Senses

pinko is used for these senses in English:

• cracker An ambitious or hard-working person (i.e. someone who arises at the 'crack' of dawn).
• swot (slang, British) One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.

cracker — full definition

1. noun A thin, crisp, usually savory baked snack.
2. noun A small paper tube that pops and reveals a toy or prize, traditionally pulled apart at Christmas.
3. noun A firecracker.
4. noun Informal, often offensive: a poor white person from the southeastern United States, or, more broadly and offensively, any white person.

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