[SNIP]
> Speaking of Robert Carlyle, he was great in that
Cracker episode where
> he shaved his head and killed a Pakistani
store-owner. And while I'm on
> that subject, what does "Cracker" mean? Is it just a
reference to Fitz
> "cracking" cases? If so, what a lame title, is there
some slang meaning
> this ignorant Yank doesn't know?
In English English vernacular [as opposed to American
English, which is
only vernacular] 'cracker' can be used as a superlative as
in, for
example, 'that's a cracker' or to describe a desirable person
of the
female persuasion, 'a right little cracker.' The term
'cracking' can
also be used for emphasis, as in 'I say, that was a cracking
good
wheeze.'
I don't know why 'Cracker' is used for the title of the UK TV
series.
There might be a web site with some more info (is it a
Granada
production?).
ED
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