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Pronounced: KRIK-it

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An insect that makes a chirping sound; it's name is derived from the Old French criquet, meaning "to creak, rattle."
Originally this was a nickname for Christine and other Chris- names.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport.

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Christine "Cricket" Blair, fictional character on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
The Crickets, a rock and roll band formed by Buddy Holly.
Cricket, a "talking" doll from the 1980's.