# Polly want a cracker

> English word · Phrase

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

## 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?”

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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