Polly want a cracker

English

Etymology

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

Phrase

Polly want a cracker

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