I am a wooden holiday figure used to break shell snacks open, but my name literally sounds like an eccentric person who breaks things. What am I?
A nutcracker
The answer is a literal decomposition of 'nutcracker,' a traditional Christmas decoration designed to shell nuts. The compound word fuses 'nut' (slang for an eccentric person) and 'cracker' (someone who breaks things).
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