Something excellent ('a cracker of a day') or a fool, depending on tone.
"What a cracker of a game!"
"He's a bit of a cracker, that one."
Compliments & Approval · New Zealand slang
Cracker
Origin & notes
NZ/AU; great thing or a character.
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