"like crack" meaning in English

See like crack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-like crack.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: In reference to crack cocaine. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like crack, {{en-PP}} like crack
  1. (slang) Very addicting. Tags: slang

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