firecracker
noun
fire·crack·er ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌkra-kər 
: a usually paper cylinder containing an explosive and a fuse and set off to make a noise
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Katie Lee, a writer, folk singer and Hollywood starlet turned environmentalist firecracker, who famously posed nude in Glen Canyon for the photographer Martin Koehler. 
Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 Thousands of revelers wearing white clothes and red scarves filled the streets of Spain's Pamplona on Wednesday as the bang of a firecracker kicked off the first San Fermin bull-running festival since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. CNN, 6 July 2022 Taste: Not quite a sherry bomb, more like a big tannic firecracker. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The reality star, who has been a firecracker on previous seasons of the Bravo show, has mostly kept to herself in season 8. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 The footage shows a small explosion similar to a tiny firecracker as the device was detonated. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2022 Highlights include a firecracker shrimp snack, which marinates Gulf shrimp in ginger and lime, then wraps them in a crispy wonton shell, served with sweet chile sauce. Emma Balter, Chron, 4 May 2022 Others might use a fraction of a bitcoin to get a firecracker pork burrito at New Hampshire's Taco Beyondo — one of a growing list of businesses that accepts bitcoin as payment. CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022 Others might use a fraction of a bitcoin to, say, get a firecracker pork burrito at New Hampshire’s Taco Beyondo. Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2022 See More
Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 Thousands of revelers wearing white clothes and red scarves filled the streets of Spain's Pamplona on Wednesday as the bang of a firecracker kicked off the first San Fermin bull-running festival since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. CNN, 6 July 2022 Taste: Not quite a sherry bomb, more like a big tannic firecracker. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The reality star, who has been a firecracker on previous seasons of the Bravo show, has mostly kept to herself in season 8. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 The footage shows a small explosion similar to a tiny firecracker as the device was detonated. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2022 Highlights include a firecracker shrimp snack, which marinates Gulf shrimp in ginger and lime, then wraps them in a crispy wonton shell, served with sweet chile sauce. Emma Balter, Chron, 4 May 2022 Others might use a fraction of a bitcoin to get a firecracker pork burrito at New Hampshire's Taco Beyondo — one of a growing list of businesses that accepts bitcoin as payment. CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022 Others might use a fraction of a bitcoin to, say, get a firecracker pork burrito at New Hampshire’s Taco Beyondo. Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
firecracker
noun
fire·crack·er ˈfīr-ˌkra-kər
: a paper tube containing an explosive to be set off for amusement