crispy critter

1. offensive slang Someone who has been severely burned. We were able to rescue one person from the burning building, but man, he's a crispy critter—I don't know if he'll make it. That corpse is one crispy critter—they'll need dental records to ID the person.

2. Something that has been burned in the cooking process. Ooh, that's a crispy-critter—give me that piece of toast. Smells like that roast you were making become something of a crispy critter. Well, and the smoke in the kitchen isn't encouraging either. You can't give the kids those chicken nuggets, they're crispy critters!

crispy-critter

n. a person under the effects of marijuana. (From the brand name of a breakfast cereal.) He’s fried all right. A real crispy-critter.

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Critter Control(c) of Tallahassee focuses on providing animal control, pest prevention, and wildlife management services throughout the state capital.

Critter Control© of Tallahassee Reminds Residents to Prepare for Bat Maternity Season

Provides maximum comfort for critters. Assembles quickly and easily without tools and comes with a removable hay feeder, a water bottle and a feeding bowl.

It's a Small World

Emily was frantically trying to get critters out of the front part of her swimsuit after her final ever Bushtucker Trial - putting on the infamous Fill Your Face helmet.

I'm A Celebrity: Holly Willoughby panics as Emily Atack strips to her bottoms; I'm A Celebrity presenter Holly Willoughby frantically ran around as Emily got the critters out of her swimsuit

Also, the company said that it has converted its existing Trutech operations in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona and Las Vegas, to Critter Control and will operate as Critter Control lnc as of now, in those markets.

Rollins announces acquisition of two Critter Control franchises for undisclosed amounts

In March 2015, Rollins announced that it had acquired Critter Control, Inc., which was the franchisor of more than 110 wildlife control operations in the US and Canada.

Rollins Acquires Critter Control Franchises in Arizona, California

With Critter Capers, nothing is more frustrating for visitors than to arrive at the wrong conclusion because our instructions weren't clear.

Critter capers: the case of the successful event series

I realized we might have to extricate the critter by removing the Pergo floor (not fun) or a portion of it.

Where do they come from?! Frogs in the basement, gophers under the house ..

You can get those people a little less likely to wear a critter to wear it if you don't color it so brightly," he said, "but the guy who is a 'total prep' wants it pink and green."

Critter culture: Whales and dogs are preppy favorites for fashion motifs

Keeping unwanted critters away can be tricky business, and options are somewhat limited.

Dear EarthTalk: What would you recommend as a non-toxic/non-lethal way to keep squirrels, gophers and groundhogs away?

For the last year, Critter was battling age and illness.

Saying goodbye is so hard to do

They are metabolized according to three aspects of an organism's physiology: basal metabolic rate (scaled by the size of the organism), movement (scaled by the speed of the organism), and sensing range (scaled by the distance a critter can see).

Critters! A realistic simulation for teaching evolutionary biology

I guess when a home inspector suggests you put a critter guard over the end of the plumbing vent on the roof, he means now.

Housewarming gift

Phillips and is the tale of a young critter named Velicity's decision to skip school and go to the big city.

Velicity Goes To the City on a School Day

The "critter wines" craze has spawned more than its share of successes during the last year, but it's also been a thorn in the paw to some vintners.

Critter backfire