jaw-twister
English
noun
Definitions
- (informal) A jawbreaker; a word that is long and difficult to pronounce.
Etymology
Compound from English jaw + English twister.
Origin
English
twister
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bottle jaw English
- crackjaw English
- hog jaw English
- jaw English
- jaw-hole English
- jawblock English
- jawbone English
- jawbox English
- jawbreaker English
- jawbreaking English
- jawfall English
- jawfallen English
- jawfish English
- jawfoot English
- jawless English
- jawlike English
- jawline English
- jawsmith English
- jawy English
- knife twister English
- knifejaw English
- lockjaw English
- loosejaw English
- supertwister English
- trap-jaw ant English
- twist English
- twister English
- underjaw English
- jawe Middle English
- twyster Middle English
- zo Torres Strait Creole