firecracker

Meaning

1. A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
2. (slang) A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
3. (slang) An individual who is quick-tempered, rambunctious, or unpredictable.

Synonyms

cracker

squib

banger

firework

fireworks

🎆

explosive

rocket

🚀

salute

sparkler

🎇

artillery shell

gun-cap

bomb

💣

fizgig

petard

popcorn

🍿

pyrotechnic article

Translations

pétard

🧨

petardo

🧨

Böller

🧨

mortaretto

🧨

Feuerwerkskörper

petardo

espetard

petardo

Knallbonbon

rotje

espet

Chinaböller

Knallkörper

🧨

Knallfrosch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌkɹækə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From fire + cracker.