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I have heard this term and used it myself but wasn't aware of the etymology. Funny enough, I've only ever heard 'crack team' used in a professional context. I
by stuxnet79 5mo ago
I have heard this term and used it myself but wasn't aware of the etymology.
Funny enough, I've only ever heard 'crack team' used in a professional context.
If 'cooked' diffuses to corporate at the same rate then I'm very much looking forward to 'cooking the ops' during standup in 2035 :P
- kbelder 5mo ago"Crack team" long predates video games and even crack cocaine. I think it is related to the phrase "get cracking", i.e., "get working", but I wasn't able to find a clear etymological line. One possibility is it refers to gunfire, but I wonder if it refers to harvesting, cracking corn, etc.
- defrost 5mo agoWhat if it's actually Craic team though ? IMHE everybody wants to be on the craic team - they play hard, work hard and go hard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craic
- mrguyorama 5mo agoOxford claims "Crack Shot" to refer to an expert marksman goes all the way back to 1841. https://www.oed.com/dictionary/crack-shot_n?tl=true https://www.oed.com/dictionary/crack-shot_n?tl=true