From OutKick · Ryan Canfield · · 1m 20s
Cracker, mate: McCaffrey's Australian slang lesson
A Melbourne barber paid Christian McCaffrey a compliment he first heard as an insult.
In brief
A Melbourne barber paid Christian McCaffrey a compliment he first heard as an insult. Same word, different country, opposite meaning. In Australia, "cracker" means something is very good. Originally reported by OutKick.
A trip Down Under
The 49ers played a regular season game in Melbourne, and Christian McCaffrey found out fast that the words are not the words he knows back home.
The barber's verdict
Getting a haircut a few days before the game, McCaffrey heard the barber look up and say two words about the cut: "Looks cracker."
“I was getting a haircut a few days ago and one of the barbers looks at me and says, 'Looks cracker'”
Sorry, what did you say
McCaffrey knows the word as a slur aimed at White people, so his first reaction was to ask the barber to repeat himself.
“I said, 'Sorry, what did you say?'”
Kittle and Deebo lost it
George Kittle and Deebo Samuel sat on either side of him at the postgame press conference and cracked up as he retold the whole thing.
“I didn't know what it meant, I guess that means it looks good. But that was funny”
It means very good
In Australia, cracker is praise. Once McCaffrey got it, he had a line ready: he hears that one every Sunday.
“Dude, I hear that every Sunday. That was good, we had a good moment. I enjoy all the slang”
A win to match the joke
San Francisco beat the Rams 27-7. McCaffrey ran 10 times for 68 yards and caught five passes, with rookie Kaelon Black taking 14 carries to keep him fresh.
What it means
Same word, different country, opposite meaning. In Australia, "cracker" means something is very good.
