crackerbox

English

Etymology

From cracker +‎ box, suggesting a square package of biscuits.

Noun

crackerbox (plural crackerboxes)

  1. (US, Canada, sometimes derogatory) An uncomfortably small and boxy house or car.
    • 2007 October 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Attractive, Yes, if Not for Its Looks”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 March 2025:
      It’s the same with the Subaru Impreza WRX. With apologies to its zealous owners — their vision was apparently too clouded by speed to notice — the original WRX was one of the homeliest cars around, a budget crackerbox in a high-performance Halloween costume.
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