firecracker
nounUK /ˈfaɪəˌkɹækə/ · US /ˈfaɪəɹˌkɹækəɹ/
Etymology From fire + cracker.
1
A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
- She said she was awakened abruptly Friday night by the kid next door setting off a firecracker.2011, Ken Casper, As the Crow Dies, page 120:
2
Slang A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
3
Slang Someone or something that is exciting, energetic, or unpredictable.
- Jude Bellingham became the nation’s second youngest World Cup scorer behind Michael Owen when he started the rout – the centrepiece of a performance of power, skill and precision – while Bukayo Saka deserved his two goals, the first a firecracker, as he radiated menace with his every involvement.2022 November 21, David Hytner, “England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6-2 rout of Iran”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- firecracker chicken, firecracker flower, firecracker plant, wet firecracker
- Related terms
- fireworks