Definitions for jawbreakerˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jaw•break•erˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər(n.)
a word that is hard to pronounce.
Category: Informal
a very hard, usu. round, candy.
Origin of jawbreaker:
1830–40
Princeton's WordNet
jawbreaker(noun)
a large round hard candy
jawbreaker(noun)
a word that is hard to pronounce
Wiktionary
jawbreaker(Noun)
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
jawbreaker(Noun)
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
The word u201Ccallipygousu201D is something of a jawbreaker.
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