crackerjack

Likely derives from an earlier use of "crack" to mean "first-rate."

1. noun Someone who is regarded as outstanding or superb. Based on his stellar resume, this guy seems like he'd be a crackerjack of an employee. You'd do well to admit her to your elite university because she's always been a crackerjack student. Bring me the crackerjack candidates. I only want to interview the best of the best.

2. adjective Outstanding or superb. That's a crackerjack idea—I think we should implement it right away. With a crackerjack performance like that, I bet she'll win the talent show. I don't know how she does it, but she always manages to come up with crackerjack designs every season.

crackerjack

mod. excellent; industrious. Fred is a crackerjack stockbroker, but his personal life is a mess.

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