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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

/ ˈɔːˌɪə /

noun

  1. Also called: jawcrusher.a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores

  2. informala 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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Other Word Forms

  • jawbreaking adjective
  • jawbreakingly adverb
  • ˈᲹˌ𲹰쾱Բ adverb
  • ˈᲹˌ𲹰쾱Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jawbreaker1

First recorded in 1830–40; jaw 1 + breaker 1
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“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.”

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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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