# Cracker, mate: McCaffrey's Australian slang lesson

> A Melbourne barber paid Christian McCaffrey a compliment he first heard as an insult.
- Title: Cracker, mate: McCaffrey's Australian slang lesson · OutKick
- Summary: A Melbourne barber paid Christian McCaffrey a compliment he first heard as an insult. Same word, different country, opposite meaning. In Australia, "cracker"…
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- Source: OutKick — https://foxnews.com/outkick-sports/49ers-star-christian-mccaffrey-recalls-hilarious-cracker-compliment-australian-barber
- Author: Ryan Canfield
- Published: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nfl, 49ers, christian mccaffrey, australia, slang, news, politics
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Same word, different country, opposite meaning. In Australia, "cracker" means something is very good.