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African toothaches

African toothaches is the plural of African toothache.

Meaning of African toothache

Noun

African toothache (plural African toothaches)

  1. (dated, slang) A sexually transmitted disease.
    • How would I get an African toothache when the closest I been to a quiff in over a month is sitting next to one?1949, John O'Hara, A Rage to Live, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 193

Questions about African toothaches

What is African toothaches the plural of?
African toothaches is the plural of African toothache.

Words near African toothaches in the dictionary

  1. African sugarcane borers
  2. African teak
  3. African teaks
  4. African Time
  5. African toothache
  6. African toothaches
  7. African traditional religion
  8. African traditional religions
  9. African traditionalist
  10. African traditionalists
  11. African trypanosomiasis

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