cracked

English

Etymology

The origin of the slang sense “skilled (at a game)” is disputed, but may derive from the much older term crack shot (“one who is skilled at shooting”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɹækt/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Rhymes: -ækt

Adjective

cracked (comparative more cracked, superlative most cracked)

Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
Synonym: crazed
Broken into coarse pieces.
(of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.
Synonyms: discordant, dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, raspy, rough
(slang) Extremely good at something (usually a video game).
20 kills? Dude, you're cracked.
(slang) (usually of a video game) Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience. (This is a hot sense, kept provisionally)
This mode is actually cracked.
(slang) Crazy; crackpot.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insane

Derived terms

Translations

broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface

Bulgarian: напукан (bg) (napukan)
Chickasaw: shachakla
Finnish: halkinainen (fi), murtunut (fi), säröinen (fi)
Icelandic: brotinn m
Ingrian: raokas
Khiamniungan Naga: ēmthàh
Latin: rīmōsus
Maori: pāwhatiwhati
Ottoman Turkish: چاك (çâk)
Portuguese: rachado (pt) m
Quechua: sipi

broken into coarse pieces

Bulgarian: начупен (bg) (načupen)
Finnish: murtunut (fi)
Manx: scaant
Maori: mātoetoe (of a surface)
Ottoman Turkish: چاك (çâk)

harsh or dissonant voice

Bulgarian: дрезгав (bg) (drezgav)
Finnish: murtunut (fi), säröinen (fi)

crazy; crackpot

Bulgarian: побъркан (bg) (pobǎrkan)
Finnish: hullu (fi), sekopäinen (fi)
Icelandic: klikkaður m
Latin: vacerrōsus
Plautdietsch: domm

Verb

cracked

simple past and past participle of crack