Phrase guide

Christmas cracker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A table decoration, in the form of a large paper sweet wrapper, constructed around a cardboard tube typically containing a paper hat, silly joke and a small novelty or toy; a pair of people pull the ends of the cracker causing an embedded device to make a crack sound as the cracker breaks in two and the contents are released.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, New-Zealand, UK

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Knallbonbon — table decoration containing a toy
  • Italian: petardo di Natale — table decoration containing a toy
  • Italian: petardo natalizio — table decoration containing a toy
  • Italian: cosacco — table decoration containing a toy
  • Swedish: smällkaramell — table decoration containing a toy
  • Welsh: cracer Nadolig — table decoration containing a toy