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Definitions for jawbreaker
ˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kərjaw·break·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. jawbreakernoun

    a large round hard candy

  2. jawbreakernoun

    a word that is hard to pronounce

Wiktionary

  1. jawbreakernoun

    A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.

  2. jawbreakernoun

    A long, hard-to-pronounce word.

    The word callipygous is something of a jawbreaker.

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  1. jawbreaker

    A jawbreaker is a type of hard, round or spherical candy that is very difficult to bite, requiring the consumer to suck on it until it dissolves. It is called so because it is too hard to break with the jaws. They are typically multicolored and have various layers of colors and flavors.

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  1. Jawbreaker

    Jawbreaker was an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996 and considered one of the most influential acts of the early-1990s emo movement. Lead vocalist and guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach, bassist Chris Bauermeister, and drummer Adam Pfahler formed the band while students at New York University, later relocating to Los Angeles where they released their debut album Unfun through independent record label Shredder Records. Relocating again to San Francisco the following year, they released 1992's Bivouac through the Tupelo Recording Company and The Communion Label. Schwarzenbach's charisma and personal, frustrated lyrics helped to establish him as a cult idol, even as he underwent surgery to remove painful and voice-threatening polyps from his throat. Jawbreaker toured with Nirvana in 1993 and released 24 Hour Revenge Therapy in 1994, attracting the attention of major labels. They signed a one million-dollar contract with DGC Records and released 1995's Dear You, but the album's polished production and smooth vocals resulted in a significant backlash from the band's core audience. Internal tensions led to Jawbreaker's dissolution in 1996. Following the breakup, the members of Jawbreaker were active in other projects including Jets to Brazil and Whysall Lane. Pfahler continued to issue previously-recorded Jawbreaker material through his Blackball Records label, and public interest in the band continued due in part to nationally-charting pop punk and emo acts openly indebted to Jawbreaker's sound. In 2004 Pfahler licensed the out-of-print Dear You from DGC's parent company Geffen Records and re-released it to positive response. He has since issued a remastered version of Unfun, and plans to remaster the rest of the band's catalog. In 2007 Jawbreaker briefly reunited in the studio during the recording of a documentary film about the band, but rumors of a full reunion have repeatedly been dispelled by the members and the film has no projected release date.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jawbreaker in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jawbreaker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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