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. by I love Jyzette March 24, 2022
Get the crackermug. by big toe bro October 11, 2022
Get the crackermug. by i'm babi January 30, 2024
Get the cracker slappedmug. A racial slur for a white person
by bofduk July 17, 2023
Get the Crackermug. 
when someone is afraid to do an action or " something" the original term is "scary cat" also known as "pussy" and not everyone has the right to use that word and some people might find it offensive to use so the term should be " Cheese Cracker".
chad: hey bro let's go rob this old lady
Juan: man I don't know, it just doesn't seem right
Chad: don't be a CHEESE CRACKER !
Juan: man I don't know, it just doesn't seem right
Chad: don't be a CHEESE CRACKER !
by cheesecrack4L July 26, 2020
Get the Cheese crackermug.