Cracker, sometimes white cracker or cracka, is an ethnic slur for white people,1 used especially for poor rural whites in the Southern United States. It is also at times used indiscriminately and pejoratively against any person of white background. However, it is sometimes used in a neutral or positive context or self-descriptively with pride in reference to a native of Florida or Georgia (see Florida cracker and Georgia cracker).
On its own, the term jive was slang all the way back in the 1940s for, among other senses, actions that ranged from foolish and frivolous to vile and deceitful. It was in the 1970s, though, when calling these shady fools jive turkeys became a thing. Turkeys are known to gobble, adding to the sense of jive, and have been variously used to insult someone as “dull” or “worthless.”
Then, in 1974 the funk band the Ohio Players released the song “Jive Turkey,” which uses the phrase repeatedly in the lyrics: “Give me it straight baby / Jive turkey, jive turkey / Jive turkey / Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.” No doubt there are some sexual undertones here, with jive also historically referring to sex. The insult jive turkey also appeared on popular 1970s-1980s sitcoms, such as The Jeffersons.
On its own, the term jive was slang all the way back in the 1940s for, among other senses, actions that ranged from foolish and frivolous to vile and deceitful. It was in the 1970s, though, when calling these shady fools jive turkeys became a thing. Turkeys are known to gobble, adding to the sense of jive, and have been variously used to insult someone as “dull” or “worthless.”
Then, in 1974 the funk band the Ohio Players released the song “Jive Turkey,” which uses the phrase repeatedly in the lyrics: “Give me it straight baby / Jive turkey, jive turkey / Jive turkey / Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.” No doubt there are some sexual undertones here, with jive also historically referring to sex. The insult jive turkey also appeared on popular 1970s-1980s sitcoms, such as The Jeffersons.
by JHandy July 28, 2019
Get the cracker turkeymug. A jive turkey is a person who talks a lot of shit and never can back it up. A mouthy little punk often by the name of Alex.
by NotSoRoyalPrincess October 18, 2018
Get the Jive Turkeymug. When two males face away from each other on all fours and one places a finger on their anus in order for the other to bump it and insert it into their own anus.
by Real pop March 3, 2025
Get the Turkey Tailingmug. Aka room temp turkey, microwaved turkey. Opposite of cold turkey. When you try to get addicted to something all at once.
by Booturkey February 10, 2024
Get the Warm turkeymug. The act of inserting deli meat (preferably turkey) into your partners vagina or anus, while having them refer to you as Abe.
Deli Clerk: Next please!
Customer: Hi, may I please have a half pound of your honey glazed turkey sliced from super thick to super thin, and every thickness in between?
Deli Clerk: Uhh, sure, no problem. If you don’t mind me asking, why the different thicknesses?
Customer: My partner and I are trying this new trend called the Lincoln Turkey. Admittedly we don’t know what thickness will work best, so that’s why I need your help.
Deli Clerk: DAMN. AIGHT BRO I GOT YOU.
Customer: Hi, may I please have a half pound of your honey glazed turkey sliced from super thick to super thin, and every thickness in between?
Deli Clerk: Uhh, sure, no problem. If you don’t mind me asking, why the different thicknesses?
Customer: My partner and I are trying this new trend called the Lincoln Turkey. Admittedly we don’t know what thickness will work best, so that’s why I need your help.
Deli Clerk: DAMN. AIGHT BRO I GOT YOU.
by Lettucechestershire October 27, 2023
Get the Lincoln Turkeymug. The girl tried to tell everyone to stop treating turkey like the star of Thanksgiving since it was the weakest link. On her own table, she was free to treat turkey any way she wanted, just like everyone else was. Once she started preaching about other people's tables and other people's turkeys and what they should do with them like she owned their tables and turkeys, she was looking for trouble with everyone.
by Solid Mantis November 27, 2020
Get the Turkeymug. To drop and a massive, hot steaming dump in your family's toilet after eating thanksgiving; resulting in anal fissures and a hemorrhoid.
I just turkey blasted the sh*t out of aunt Jan's guest bathroom toilet. I hope CVS is open on thanksgiving because I need to go buy Preparation H.
by NemmaGemma September 28, 2020
Get the Turkey Blastmug.