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Definition of Cracker bonbon
1. Noun. A party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends.
Generic synonyms: Favor, Favour, Party Favor, Party Favour
Derivative terms: Crack, Snap
Definition of Cracker bonbon
1. Noun. (American English) A party favor in the form of a Christmas cracker ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cracker Bonbon
Literary usage of Cracker bonbon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dickens Circle: A Narrative of the Novelist's Friendships by James William Thomas Ley (1919)
"... at another time we played 'William Tell,' from the late Robert Brough's clever
little volume, 'A cracker bonbon for Evening Parties. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"Among his publications was ' A cracker bonbon for Christmas Parties, consisting
of Christmas Pieces for Private Representation,' three in number. ..."
3. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"A pair of diamond snaps in her ears.— Richardson, Cl. Harlowe, iii. 29. SNAPPER,
a cracker-bonbon. And nasty French lucifer snappers with mottes. ..."
4. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1868)
"... as he exploded a cracker bonbon. " The diligence dines there." " Now, my dear
Tom, do not be so foolish," said Mrs. Lawson, in я tone of admiring ..."
5. The Dickens Circle: A Narrative of the Novelist's Friendships by James William Thomas Ley (1919)
"... at another time we played 'William Tell,' from the late Robert Brough's clever
little volume, 'A cracker bonbon for Evening Parties. ..."
6. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"Among his publications was ' A cracker bonbon for Christmas Parties, consisting
of Christmas Pieces for Private Representation,' three in number. ..."
7. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"A pair of diamond snaps in her ears.— Richardson, Cl. Harlowe, iii. 29. SNAPPER,
a cracker-bonbon. And nasty French lucifer snappers with mottes. ..."
8. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1868)
"... as he exploded a cracker bonbon. " The diligence dines there." " Now, my dear
Tom, do not be so foolish," said Mrs. Lawson, in я tone of admiring ..."
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