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   Crack·er-bar·rel

   /ˈkrakərˌberəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a philosophy) plain, simple, and unsophisticated: North American "the tiresome story would be repeated whenever he felt the urge to display his cracker-barrel wisdom"

   Word Origin late 19th century: with reference to the barrels of soda crackers once found in country stores, around which informal discussions would take place between customers.

   Scrabble Points: 23

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