crackers

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. plural of cracker form-of,plural
  2. A kind of noisy leather pants or trousers. South-Africa,plural,plural-only
    — Sheepskin trousers—which, from the sound they make at every movement of the wearer, are called ‘crackers’.
  3. Testicles. plural,plural-only,slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Crazy, insane. UK,colloquial
    — “I will call up Demons to destroy thee!” “You're crackers,” said Carrot, backing away.

词形变化

more crackers comparative most crackers superlative

词源

词源 1
From cracker + -s. The South African sense is from their sound and its status as a plurale tantum by association with trousers. The adjectival sense derives from British naval expressions referring to firecrackers in one's head, originally as "he's got the crackers" and then "he's gone crackers" before the present "he is crackers".
词源 2
From cracker + -s. The South African sense is from their sound and its status as a plurale tantum by association with trousers. The adjectival sense derives from British naval expressions referring to firecrackers in one's head, originally as "he's got the crackers" and then "he's gone crackers" before the present "he is crackers".
词源 3
From cracker + -s. The South African sense is from their sound and its status as a plurale tantum by association with trousers. The adjectival sense derives from British naval expressions referring to firecrackers in one's head, originally as "he's got the crackers" and then "he's gone crackers" before the present "he is crackers".
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