Cracker have been weaving subtle yet undeniable country twang throughout. So when i scrolled past this tweet saying i wanna talk to you about triscuit my interest was piqued. Poily wants a cracker but i got to get off her first well lots of meanings when you know she is being raped. Crackers definition of crackers by the free dictionary. That is, cracker has never been uttered from a place of power and privilege matching that of white americans. The jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from crackers 1993 platinum album kerosene hat, was a ubiquitous signpost of the alternativeasthenewmainstream era. Crackers meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. I probably would have forgotten that riff if it had not been recorded. The band is best known for its goldselling 1993 album, kerosene hat, which includes the hit songs low and eurotrash girl. But it never really took, so she shortened it to just miz cracker. Definition and synonyms of cracker from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. Sometimes i wanna take you down sometime i wanna get you low brush your hair back from your eyes take you down, let the river flow sometimes i go and walk the street. Jan 29, 20 the jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from cracker s 1993 platinum album kerosene hat, was a ubiquitous signpost of the alternativeasthenewmainstream era. Polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first.
Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself. Jul 01, 20 but it turns out cracker s roots go back even further than the 17th century. Aug 20, 2010 just as youve lost your marbles and youre off your rocker imply that one of two things that normally go together is missing, the cheese has slid off your cracker could mean your brain has temporarily left your head. The amount of misinformation contained in some of these answers is amazing.
Coal cracker is from 1853 of persons, 1857 of machinery that breaks up mined coal. In 1987, she was returning from a concert in tacoma, washington when she was abducted by a man named gerald friend. Another version of the origin of cracker comes from the spanish term cuaquero, which means quaker. So lets get off this and get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start to spin it get off this and get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start this minute well, the guitar players stayin out in hollywood and sayin hes just trying to get some sleep, but everyones complain. What is the meaning behind the name of metal band avatar. Do white people actually find the term cracker offensive. Lowery and hickman formed the band in 1991, releasing the album cracker the following year which included singles happy.
Depending on the persons relationship to you and what was said, i wouldnt take this comment too seriously. Slang is very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid and ephemeral than ordinary language random house unabridged dictionary learn 600 slang expressions an idiom is. Used during the festive season as it also describes pulling a. Plenty of bands arent happy with how their catalog is treated by former record labels, but no artists have confronted their old label the way cracker does with the 2006 release of greatest hits redux. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a usually disparaging term for poor whites, mainly used in the southern united states, but in recent decades in usage throughout north america. Crackeroff definition of crackeroff by merriamwebster. It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida or georgia see florida cracker and georgia cracker. The music video, directed by carlos grasso, portrayed lead singer david lowery badly losing a boxing match with actresscomedian sandra. Get off this get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start this minute petty little ayatollahs come around to judge and stone ya alls were trying to do is make a fortune yeah, we aint got no government loans and no one sends a check from home but get this. As free holidays go, i think they pulled off a cracker, sneers. In this song, david lowery of cracker tries to convince a girl to go down with him not an easy sell.
The best of cracker, for release in early 2006, the band caught wind of the project, and when the label would not allow them to. Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is a racial epithet for white people, used especially for poor rural whites in the southern united states. Lets get off this and get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start to spin it get off this get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start this minute petty little ayatollahs come around to judge and stone ya alls were trying to do is make a fortune yeah, we aint got no government loans and. Back then, even the cornbread was made from scratch, a practice that is still going strong today. Subsequently, lowery formed cracker with guitarist johnny hickman, a longtime. Change your default dictionary to american english. He was roused from his almost lyric ecstacy, by a big double saintjean cracker, which suddenly went off from the happy cabin. Coalcracker is from 1853 of persons, 1857 of machinery that breaks up mined coal.
A cracker might be performing cracking for malicious activities, profit, for certain nonprofit intentions or causes, or just for a challenge. Polly was the invented name that kurt cobain use in the song. And i think of cheezits as being in a category entirely of their own so i wont even get into that here. All the way back to the age of shakespeare, at least. So lets get off this and get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start to spin it get off this and get on with it if you wanna change the world shut your mouth and start this minute well, the guitar players stayin out in hollywood and sayin hes. In addition to carryout, we offer curbside pickup and contactless free delivery where your meal can be left at your door. One theory holds that the term comes from the common diet of poor whites. Lowery and hickman formed the band in 1991, releasing the album cracker the following year which included singles happy birthday to me and teen angst on virgin records. Either he gets off because she is hurtupset or i could get her a cracker for my little birdie the girl he is raping but i would have to get off of her firstie stop raping her and maybe that is not something that he is ready to do.
This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl. A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough. Hear crackers new country song almond grove rolling stone. Lets get off this a get on with it f if you wanna change the world c shut your mouth, start this minute funny little lie you told has come around the judgement stone when all were trying to do is make a fortune yeah we aint got no government loans and no one sends a check from home but get this, we just do what we want. Miz crackers original drag name was brianna cracker, a homophone of brie on a cracker. The release of a second single, get off this, finds kerosene hat still. I mean, were getting popular, and were seeing some mainstream. Today were diving deep with some of the most lit terms from 2017. A term in southeastern united states english to describe poor white trash, derived from the scottish meaning of the verb to crack, which, in this sense denotes ostentation.
There are drug references all over this song junky cosmonaut, a million poppies gonna make me sleep but especially in the chorus. A lot of bands try to have five or six person democracies. Phrase used during the festive season to describe going out with a view to hooking up with an attractive person. Sometimes i wanna take you down sometimes i wanna get you low brush your hair back from your eyes take you down let the river flow sometimes i go and walk the street behind the green sheet of glass a million miles below their feet a million miles, a million miles ill be. Used during the festive season as it also describes pulling a festive cracker around the dining table. All these cats with holey jeans dirty hair and titty rings say, whats your scene man. I should explain to your lordship what is meant by crackers. Another theory is that the term refers to whips that crackers used to drive slaves or cattle. Let me kick this off by saying that triscuits are probably my favorite crackers. C all these cats with holey jeans, am dirty hair and titty rings, say f what your scene man, we got these c questions.
Just as youve lost your marbles and youre off your rocker imply that one of two things that normally go together is missing, the cheese has slid off your cracker could mean your brain has temporarily left your head. The best part about having a pretty massive catalog of songs is that we can rotate them in and out of the live shows. Cracker comes from the gaelic word craic which means a good conversation and is still in use in ireland today. Meaning instrument for crushing or cracking is from 1630s. Definition of the slang term cracker with an example. Cracker definition of cracker by the free dictionary. Crackeroff definition is a glassworker that trims glass chemical ware with a flame and diamond or removes the blowpipe from the neck of a glass object. Curbside, pickup, free delivery cracker barrel togo. What does the racial term cracker mean and how did the. The first cracker barrel location was opened off interstate 40 in lebanon, tennessee in 1969 by a man named dan evins. The second single from the album, get off this, was written in response to naysayers who accused cracker of selling out and making music that was more. Cracker is an american rock band led by singer david lowery and guitarist johnny hickman. I know it goes back to before 1600 which would put its or.
It is sometimes used in a neutral context in reference to a native of florida, georgia or texas see florida cracker, georgia cracker or texas cracker. We got these questions is it true that you have sold. All these cats with holey jeans, dirty hair and titty rings. Mar 26, 2020 let me kick this off by saying that triscuits are probably my favorite crackers. Cracker noun definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. A cracker is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. Low by cracker song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Some crackers break into a network system deliberately to point out the flaws. Apr 19, 2020 polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. But it turns out cracker s roots go back even further than the 17th century. Arriving about six years after the first cracker compilation 2000s doubledisc set garage dor, 2006s get on with it. The meaning of the word has changed a lot over the last four. Sometimes i wanna take you down sometimes i wanna get you low brush your hair back from your eyes take you down let the river flow sometimes i go.
Ward and john joe maguire were both just wide, while damian curran hit a cracker that rice saved. Cracker meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. The early scotsirish settlers were mostly presbyterian, baptist and methodist. Cracker, sometimes white cracker, is a racial epithet used for white people, used especially against poor rural whites in the southern united states. If you call a white a cracker, based off thee true meaning of the term, you basically are acknowledging that they are the whip cracker, or the dominant one that keeps others in line.
The best of cracker is a bit more hitsoriented than its predecessor which means that it isnt quite as idiosyncratic and it has i hate my generation, the one modern rock radio hit missing from garage, plus an edit of bizarrely billed as the album edit, even though. There have been plenty of songs about getting high, but not so many about getting low. Enjoy the homestyle cracker barrel tastemade with care in our home, to enjoy in yours. A cracker is an individual who performs cracking, or the process of breaking into a computer or a network system. Its also anything that cracks, like a firecracker or a computer code cracker, or of course, that thin, savory snack that cracks when you break it. Lend me a f quarter wont you, ill call my acccountant. The cracker term was soon associated with the descendants of these early settlers, especially the cowboys and farmers of georgia and florida. It reached number 64 on the us billboard hot 100 chart in may 1994, the songs biggest success was on the rock charts, where it reached number three on the modern rock tracks chart in november 1993 and number five on the album rock tracks chart in march 1994. We got these questions is it true that you have sold your soul. A cracker of a game was played with both sides giving their all. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning.
Now that the caterer has quit, i dont think the party will come off as scheduled. One theory is that it refers to the cracked corn that was a major part of the diet of poor southern whites. As virgin prepared its second cracker compilation, get on with it. The best of cracker includes the definitive original recordings of the bands 90s anthems, including low, get off this and teen angst what the world needs now. Cracker off definition is a glassworker that trims glass chemical ware with a flame and diamond or removes the blowpipe from the neck of a glass object. If both play to their undoubted potential then a cracker of a game is in prospect. Improve your vocabulary with english vocabulary in use from cambridge. The jangle and rasp of low, the leadoff track from crackers 1993 platinum album kerosene hat, was a ubiquitous signpost of the. We make the decisions and that is where the creative juice flows from, this partnership. We need to fix the shutters that came off in the storm last night.
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