to the prof, hoping for a good grade at least.
She failed to read the syllabus, which
advised students not to cozy up to the pro-
fessor or call him at home.cr@p 1. n.. a partial written disguise for
crap= junk. I asked him what all the
cr@p was on the f loor. 2. in. a partial writ-
ten disguise for crap= dung. The cat
cr@pped in the hall last night.
crabn. a louse. (Usually plural.) He’s
scratching like he’s got crabs. The old
wino and his crabs wandered into the f lop-
house for a little peace and quiet.
crack 1. n. the gap between the buttocks.
You can take your old summons and
stick it up your crack! You wanna get
kicked in the crack? 2. n. the gap between
the lips of the vulva. (Usually objection-
able.) He screamed something rude
about her crack and slapped her. 3. n.
women considered as the object of cop-
ulation and male sexual release. (Usually
with some. Rude and derogatory.) Jed
said he had to have some crack soon or he
would die. 4. n. a joke; a smart-aleck re-
mark. Another crack like that and your
nose will be a little f latter than it is. 5. n.
a try (that may or may not succeed).
Have another crack at it. One more
crack and I’ll have it. 6. n. a unit of some-
thing (for a particular price); a use (of
something). You would think twice, too,
if you remembered that it’s seven dollars
a crack. At two dollars a crack, this is the
best game on the midway. 7. n. crystalline,
smokable cocaine. (Drugs.) This crack
seems to have become the drug of choice for
punks of all ages. Crack became popu-
lar when it became easy and cheap to pro-
cess. It’s been around for years in medici-
nal form. 8. in. to break down and talk
under pressure. (Underworld.) They
kept at her till she finally cracked and
talked. We knew you’d finally crack. 9.
mod. [of a person] excellent; top-flight.
The dealer’s crack salesman was no help
at all. With our crack staff, we can have
everything worked out in no time. 10. tv.
to break into something. (Underworld.)
We almost cracked the safe before the
alarm went off. His specialty is cracking
car trunks and stealing tires.
crack a booktv. to open a book to study.
(Usually in the negative.) I never
cracked a book and still passed the course.
Sally didn’t crack a book all semester.crack a tubetv. to open a can of beer. (See
also tube.) Why don’t you drop over this
evening, and we’ll crack a few tubes?
Would you crack a tube for me? My hands
are too cold.crackbrainn. a fool; a stupid oaf. Did
you hear about the crackbrain who found
part of the sky f loating in the lake?
Sometimes you are quite a crackbrain
yourself.crackbrainedmod. stupid; ridiculous.
I’ve heard enough of your crackbrained
schemes. One more crackbrained idea
and you’re fired.crackedmod. crazy. You’re cracked if you
think I’ll agree to that. You gotta be
cracked if you think I’m going back in
there.cracked up to bemod. supposed to be.
This pizza isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.
I wanted to find out whether this stuff
was what it is cracked up to be.crackerjackmod. excellent; industrious.
Fred is a crackerjack stockbroker, but his
personal life is a mess. Clare is a crack-
erjack teacher, but she is looking for some-
thing that pays a real salary.crackersGo to bonkers.crackheadn. a user ofcrack. (Drugs.)
They brought an eight-year-old crackhead
in for treatment. Crackheads are a very
serious problem in the nation’s work force.crack housen. a house or dwelling where
crack is sold and used. (Drugs.) The
police are continuing their efforts to close
down crack houses in the area. In one
dilapidated neighborhood, there is a crack
house on every block.crack open a bottletv. to open a bottle
of liquor. (Also with the.) Let’s crack
open a bottle and celebrate. THe cracked
the bottle open and poured a little for
everyone to try.crack open a bottle