Kramer
How to Use Kramer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo enter a room suddenly and dramatically, usually in a way that gets a laugh.
Informal and pop-culture derived — mostly used jokingly, not in formal writing.
Trace the full origin ↓Word Forms
Kramered past tense, Kramers plural, Kramers singular
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
He _____ into the meeting five minutes late, coat flapping.
Etymology
Borrowed from the Dutch and German surname Kramer, meaning "shopkeeper" or "peddler"; the verb sense is a modern coinage inspired by a famously door-bursting sitcom character with that surname.