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crayon-eater

crayon-eater is the alternative form of crayon eater.

Meaning of crayon eater

Noun

crayon eater (plural crayon eaters)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An unintelligent or mentally disabled person.
    • At least one thread devolved into a bunch of crayon-eaters arguing over whether a pistol would really “burn like that”, whether a Glock or an XD would burn harder or melt faster.2014 September 5, David Reeder, “Friday night gun porn – wait…what?”, in Recoil (magazine)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crayon, eater.
    • The department concluded its report with a suggested treatment for crayon eaters.1951 February 3, “Dyes Do It: ‘Blue Baby’ Crayon-Eating Case Solved”, in Los Angeles Times, volume LXX, Los Angeles, Calif., part 1, page 2, column 3

Forms of crayon-eater

pluralcrayon-eaters

Questions about crayon-eater

What is crayon-eater the alternative form of?
Crayon-eater is the alternative form of crayon eater.

Words near crayon-eater in the dictionary

  1. crayon boards
  2. crayon eater
  3. crayon eaters
  4. crayon license
  5. crayon licenses
  6. crayon-eater
  7. crayon-eaters
  8. crayoned
  9. crayoner
  10. crayoning
  11. crayonings

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