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CRACK International Art Camp; Crack spread, the value difference between crude oil and oil products or between different oil products, usually expressed as a per-barrel value; Cracking (chemistry), the process whereby complex organic molecules are broken down into simpler molecules; Craic, or crack, an Irish term for discourse, news, etc.
crack on(-to) whereas "crack on" may be used in a generalised sense as "[to] get on with [something]" (often, a task), to "crack on to [some person, specifically]" indicates one was, or planned to, engage in flirtation, to varying degrees crikey (dated) exclamation of surprise (once a euphemism for Christ's keys or perhaps Christ Kill Me).
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The exact history and origin of the term is debated. [6]The term is "probably an agent noun" [7] from the word crack. The word crack was later adopted into Gaelic as the word craic meaning a "loud conversation, bragging talk" [8] [9] where this interpretation of the word is still in use in Ireland, Scotland, and Northern England today.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Crack-Up can refer to: The Crack-Up, a 1945 collection of essays ...
Cracking may refer to: . Cracking, the formation of a fracture or partial fracture in a solid material studied as fracture mechanics. Performing a sternotomy; Fluid catalytic cracking, a catalytic process widely used in oil refineries for cracking large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller molecules
The film was released theatrically in some European countries, such as France (where it was released on April 13, 1983 by Warner Bros.), Belgium and Italy.It was given a limited release in American theatres: it was given a test release in Wichita, Kansas, on April 22, 1983, under its original Smorgasbord title, then in Tucson, Arizona, on September 2, 1983, under its new title Cracking Up.
British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates.