English Explanatory Dictionary

Polly want a cracker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. A line stereotypically repeated by parrots that have been trained to talk.

Word forms

Polly want a cracker

Etymology

Unknown, first attested in The John-Donkey (July 29, 1848, page 47), popularized by the National Biscuit Company with the slogan Polly wants a cracker?

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