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In reply to the discussion: "Crazy ass cracker" [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Sound of very long whip cracking as cattle were driven out of thick brush & palmetto, notably in SW Florida. Cow Hunters (often another name for Crackers) had marginal need for rope, a decent saddle or even good boots, but they needed a long whip -- said to be heard for a mile.
(2) Those who cracked corn for moonshine (popular outside of Florida).
(3) One given to bragging & boasting, Scots origin.
(4) Sound of folks cracking pecans against each other.
Some dictionaries also reference Boer ethnicity in S. Africa. Our family's b.g. goes back to antebellum Florida. The term was not considered an insult; "white trash" was.
At a recent 4th of July parade in Micanopy, several "Crackers" on horseback paraded through, loudly cracking whips. One if the cow hunters was African-American.
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