Polly want a cracker

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Polly want a cracker

  1. A line repeated by parrots.