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firecracker

[ fahyuhr-krak-er ]

noun

  1. a paper or cardboard cylinder filled with an explosive and having a fuse, for discharging to make a noise, as during a celebration.


firecracker

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noun

  1. a small cardboard container filled with explosive powder and lit by a fuse
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adjective

  1. impressively energetic

    a firecracker start to the race

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of firecracker1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; fire + cracker
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"You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There's not a lot left of those", he added.

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She was a small-framed, firecracker of a woman, and no matter who is telling us about her, the fact that she outlived three husbands is always included.

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But I still get chills from the Freeman moment, still remember the bursting firecracker sound of the hit, still remember his memorable waving of the bat in the air like a wand.

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And for the next three years he was friends with that firecracker, until they started dating around Christmas of their senior year.

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Weather conditions, the burning of crops and the use of firecrackers during the Hindu festival of Diwali could add to the problem.

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