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jawbreaker

[ jaw-brey-ker ]

noun

  1. Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce:

    real jawbreakers like "antidisestablishmentarianism" or "antiangiogenic."

  2. a very hard, usually round, candy.
  3. Also called jaw crusher. Mining. a machine used to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged jaw moved by a toggle joint.


jawbreaker

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noun

  1. Also calledjawcrusher a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores
  2. informal.
    a word that is hard to pronounce
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Origin of jawbreaker1

First recorded in 1830–40; jaw 1 + breaker 1
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Example Sentences

“I always describe the bags as being like beautiful white jawbreakers with saccharine colors all over them,†says Liana Satenstein, 35, a writer who focuses on the vintage market.

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Most people give little thought to Earth’s deep interior, thinking of our home planet as simple nested layers, like a jawbreaker hard candy.

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“You could get the giant jawbreaker, the one the size of a tennis ball, and you’d have it for a year.â€

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I feel like such a baby about the jawbreaker lump in my throat that feels like it’s gonna dissolve and spill outta my eyes in liquid form.

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I see those floppy ears and jawbreaker eyes and I’m a puddle of hot bone broth, like anyone else.

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