"crackerass" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more crackerass [comparative], most crackerass [superlative]
Etymology: cracker + -ass. Likely from Georgia Cracker. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cracker|ass}} cracker + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj}} crackerass (comparative more crackerass, superlative most crackerass)
  1. (derogatory) Relating to the negative attributes of a white person. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-crackerass-en-adj-8NwBODMK

Noun [English]

Forms: crackerasses [plural]
Etymology: cracker + -ass. Likely from Georgia Cracker. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cracker|ass}} cracker + -ass Head templates: {{en-noun}} crackerass (plural crackerasses)
  1. (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A contemptible white person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-crackerass-en-noun-eiHpPhei Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 23 77

Inflected forms

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