Definition of cracking on a person

crack on    

• to try to become familiar with someone you would like to date.

  I saw Tony crackin' on Alicia yesterday.

  Last edited on Nov 30 2008. Submitted by Aya from Durham, NC, USA on Nov 30 2008.

verb

• British slang meaning to resume an activity and similar to "get cracking" in American slang.

  If you're quite finished than I suggest we crack on!

  Last edited on Aug 02 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 02 2013.

verb - transitive

• to make fun of.

  Don't crack on him because he's gay.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.

  Last edited on Jan 05 2013. Submitted by Frank A. from Union City, NJ, USA on Nov 22 1999.

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Other terms relating to 'to insult, complain, criticize':
neg	Definitions include: to say a "neg" (as described in the noun sense) to a person.
dog	Definitions include: a friend.
reem	Definitions include: misspelling of "ream".
rubbish	Definitions include: nonsense.
bag	Definitions include: to lie to; deceive.
on (one's) *ss	Definitions include: to focus negative attention on a person, e.g. by insulting, berating, or generally harassing someone.
talk sh*t	Definitions include: to say unkind things.
diss	Definitions include: spelling variant of dis.
throw rocks at	Definitions include: to criticize.
be all over	Definitions include: to do something with vigor.
zwa	Definitions include: exclamation used in response to a burn or an instance of outsmarting someone.
slam book	Definitions include: a paper notebook passed between peers at a school, in which they write mean things about classmates and others.
tear into	Definitions include: to aggressively start consuming.
carry on	Definitions include: to fuss or whine at length.
flack	Definitions include: misspelling / alternate spelling of flak.
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Other terms relating to 'crack':
*ss crack	Definitions include: the cleft between the buttocks.
*ss-crack of dawn	Definitions include: very early in the day.
butt crack	Definitions include: the cleft between the cheeks of the buttocks.
butt crack of dawn	Definitions include: very early in the morning.
crack	Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
crack a fat	Definitions include: to become erect; "get a hard-on".
crack-a-lacking	Definitions include: good
crack-a-smackin'	Definitions include: "happening".
crack baby	Definitions include: a person who does something stupid.
cracked out	Definitions include: tired and mentally dazed after excessive drug consumption.
crack foxy	Definitions include: clever; cunning; wise-acre; quick witted and tricky.
crack head	Definitions include: a person who acts like they are addicted to crack cocaine.
crackin'	Definitions include: cool, tight, etc.
cracking to	Definitions include: eager to.
crack of dawn, the	Definitions include: very early in the day.
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Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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