crackerjack

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone excellent of their kind
  2. noun something excellent of its kind

Etymology

From crack (“highly skilled, excellent”) + -er + jack (“man”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

jimdandy, jimhickey

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