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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.

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   What is Cracker Barrel?

   • So Cracker Barrel aimed to be a place where diners could have a cracker-barrel experience in an atmosphere adorned by barrels with crackers in them, or cracker barrels. The famous logo for the interstate staple indeed features a gent in a rocking chair leaning on a barrel full of what one can only assume are crackers.

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   Where did the name 'Cracker Barrel' come from?

   • However, not everyone knows where the name 'Cracker Barrel' originated. According to the company, the name was cooked up thanks to people's habit in the good old days of pulling up a chair and chatting around a cracker barrel at the local country store. Cracker barrels became a symbol of good times shared among friends.

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   What does Cracker Barrel look like?

   • Cracker Barrel's menu is based on traditional Southern cuisine, with appearance and decor designed to resemble an old-fashioned general store. Each location features a front porch lined with wooden rocking chairs, a stone fireplace, and decorative artifacts from the local area. Cracker Barrel partners with country music performers.

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   Why do people eat cracker barrels?

   • Cracker barrels became a symbol of good times shared among friends. In fact, "cracker barrel" was later coined as a term used to refer to the rustic nature of conversations had around the cracker barrels. When the idea for the restaurant was born, the company wanted to create that same atmosphere within its dining rooms.

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   Jul 7, 2023 · You may frequent Cracker Barrel locations and know its menu front and back, but do you know how the name came about for the Southern-style store and restaurant?

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   Cracker-barrel definition: of or suggesting the simple rustic informality and directness thought to be characteristic of life in and around a country store. See examples of CRACKER-BARREL used in a sentence.

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   Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., trading as Cracker Barrel, is an American chain of restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme. The company's headquarters are in Lebanon, Tennessee, where Cracker Barrel was founded by Dan Evins in 1969.

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   Sep 26, 2022 · Cracker Barrel isn't just giving homage to the literal barrels of soda crackers that country stores used to sell. The actual Merriam-Webster definition of "cracker-barrel" is an adjective meaning "suggestive of the friendly homespun character of a country store."

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   Feb 4, 2024 · cracker - barrel ( comparative more cracker-barrel, superlative most cracker-barrel) ( US) Folksy; characteristic of simple small-town people. Synonyms: homespun, down-home.

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   Definitions of cracker-barrel. adjective. characteristic of country life. “ cracker-barrel philosophy”. synonyms: folksy, homespun. rural. living in or characteristic of farming or country life.

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   Feb 7, 2021 · The Cracker Barrel restaurant chain has been serving Southern cuisine and selling rocking chairs in its old country stores since its first location opened in Lebanon, Tenn., in 1969.