Question
is the root word for the word crackerjack
crack?
crack?
Answers
Writeacher
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/crackerjack?s=t
Read carefully.
Read carefully.
brooke
is it krak?
brooke
or is it jack?
brooke
and the subject is launguage arts
brooke
Oh is it er????
Writeacher
Did you read the section telling the origin of the word? Scroll down and read it.
brooke
this is what is says
1890-95, Americanism; earlier crackajack, rhyming compound based on crack (adj.); -a- as in blackamoor; jack 1in sense “chap, fellow”
1890-95, Americanism; earlier crackajack, rhyming compound based on crack (adj.); -a- as in blackamoor; jack 1in sense “chap, fellow”
brooke
is it a?
brooke
or is it crack
Writeacher
I honestly don't know how you're supposed to indicate the root word on this one.
Both "crack" and "jack" seem to be root words. The suffix for "crack" is obviously "er."
The word is an "Americanism" which is another word for regional jargon or slang!
Both "crack" and "jack" seem to be root words. The suffix for "crack" is obviously "er."
The word is an "Americanism" which is another word for regional jargon or slang!