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crackjaw

crackjaw adjective: difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.

Adjective

crackjaw (not comparable)

  1. Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
    • a crackjaw language
    • a crackjaw name

Origin of crackjaw

From crack + jaw.

Questions about crackjaw

What does crackjaw mean?
Crackjaw means difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
What part of speech is crackjaw?
Crackjaw is an adjective.

Words near crackjaw in the dictionary

  1. cracking the flags
  2. cracking through
  3. cracking up
  4. cracking wise
  5. crackings
  6. crackjaw
  7. crackle
  8. crackle glass
  9. crackleberries
  10. crackleberry
  11. crackled

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