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animal cracker

noun

Etymology

From animal + cracker. First use appears c. 1878 in the Washington Post.

  1. inherited from craker — “a boaster”
  2. compounded as animal cracker — “animal + cracker”

Definitions

  1. A small, crispy, sweet, baked cake (biscuit or cookie) in the shape of an animal.

    • He asked Jamie to run to the closest store and buy peanut butter, jelly, bread, milk, and animal crackers.

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