jaw-breaker

jaw-break·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jaw brey-ker]
- /dʒɔ ˈbreɪ kər/
- /dʒɔː ˈbreɪ.kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jaw brey-ker]
- /dʒɔ ˈbreɪ kər/

Definitions of jaw-breaker word

noun jaw-breaker Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce. 1
noun jaw-breaker a very hard, usually round, candy. 1
noun jaw-breaker 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. 1

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Origin of jaw-breaker

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; jaw1 + breaker1

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Parts of speech for Jaw-breaker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jaw-breaker

jaw-breaker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.