firecracker

fire·crack·er

F0135700 (fīr′krăk′ər)n.1. A small explosive charge and a fuse in a heavy paper casing, exploded to make noise, as at celebrations.2. Slang A spirited, quick-tempered, or rambunctious person.

firecracker

(ˈfaɪəˌkrækə) na small cardboard container filled with explosive powder and lit by a fuseadjimpressively energetic: a firecracker start to the race.

fire•crack•er

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌkræk ər)

n. a paper or cardboard cylinder filled with an explosive and having a fuse and discharged to make a noise, as during a celebration. [1820–30, Amer.]

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firecracker - firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casingbanger, crackercannon cracker - a large firecrackercherry bomb - a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive powerfirework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.whizbang, whizzbang - a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion

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