jawbreaker
jawbreaker · jawbreakers
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically sphericalA large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
» A jawbreaker is a round candy, multi-layered like a pearl.
Meaning
3 sensesA large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
a large round hard candy
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
The word “callipygous” is something of a jawbreaker.
a word that is hard to pronounce
(slang)A hard blow to the side of the face.
Examples
1 sentencesA jawbreaker is a round candy, multi-layered like a pearl.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From jaw + breaker.From jaw + breaker.
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