In New Forest dialect, a cacker is not a chav, nor currently living on a housing estate. A cacker is someone who lives a rough lifestyle on the forest. It derives from the verb 'to cack', meaning to deficate oneself, relating to the squalid living conditions these people choose to live in. Other characteristics of the atypical cacker involve eating road-kill, selling magic mushrooms, badger-baiting, selling junk and terrorising local pubs. The addition of 'er' on the end of cacker, suggests that it was once a name, which in turn derived from a job title. In essence, a cacker is commonly treated as the non-Romany equivalent of a gypsy. Cacker can be used as a term of offence for non-cackers. A half-Romany/half-cacker is known as a diddicai.
"See Seth badger-baiting the other day? Such a cacker."
"I can't believe you bought that dress. You look like such a cacker!"
"I can't believe you bought that dress. You look like such a cacker!"
by I Love Tarquin October 26, 2007
Dorset/Hampshire word for pikey.
Thorney Hill in Bransgore - Christchurch is full off cackers - mostly pikeys who have abandoned their caravans for council houses.
Not the same as a chav - Cackers will be from gypsy stock.
Thorney Hill in Bransgore - Christchurch is full off cackers - mostly pikeys who have abandoned their caravans for council houses.
Not the same as a chav - Cackers will be from gypsy stock.
by Cacker Spotter December 2, 2009
(Adj.) Someone who exaggerates the truth. A person whom most often then not, always has a story to tell in relation to the conversation, most often the story is made up or a gross exaggeration of the truth.
"Bob, did you see that J.F.K. Documentary?" "My brother's roomates uncles, fathers, sister, friends, aunt is best friends with J.F.K." "Damn, Bob you are such a cacker!"
by C. Wallace May 20, 2004
A cacker can be considered another word for chav. Being New Forest born and bred, the word cacker is used to describe people who could be considered scum, low-life, or simply a gypo. My parents (also from Hampshire/the New Forest area) also used the word cacker many moons ago.
Look at the cacker.
What a cacker.
I've just been to the supermarket, and my god it was full of cackers!
What a cacker.
I've just been to the supermarket, and my god it was full of cackers!
by John January 14, 2004
Do NOT get the word 'cacker' confused with townie or chav. They are two separate beasts. In fact, a cacker could be considered the opposite to a 'townie' since they in fact live in the countryside (in the New Forest to be exact). There are also similarities to gypos, but a cacker comes from a specific housing estate or family.
Someone with the surname "Clarke" or "Wicher" or "Cooper" is probably a cacker.
Someone who lives in a council estate in a rural village is also probably a cacker
Someone who lives in a council estate in a rural village is also probably a cacker
by ss February 5, 2004
by Tomadango August 29, 2019
Budroux was acting drunk as hell until he got his hands on a cacker. I need a cacker. Cackers anyone?
by Tibadoux November 1, 2006