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jungle mouth

jungle mouth noun: bad breath, halitosis.

Noun

jungle mouth (uncountable)

  1. (informal) bad breath, halitosis
    • The minor costs [of smoking] include holes in rugs, hacking coughs and the odd touch of jungle mouth.1969, Proceedings of the Home Office Life Underwriters' Association
    • We, the people, can boast that our great nation has solved some of life's major problems like plaque, gingivitis, ring-around-the-collar, bathroom scum, postnasal drip, foot fungus, jungle mouth, the blues, and the soggies […]1999, Larry Burkett, Rick Osborne, Financial Parenting: Showing Your Kids That Money Matters, page 43

Questions about jungle mouth

What does jungle mouth mean?
Jungle mouth means bad breath, halitosis.
What part of speech is jungle mouth?
Jungle mouth is a noun.

Words near jungle mouth in the dictionary

  1. jungle hens
  2. jungle juice
  3. jungle justice
  4. Jungle Mahal
  5. Jungle Mahals
  6. jungle mouth
  7. jungle music
  8. jungle nymph
  9. jungle nymphs
  10. jungle primaries
  11. jungle primary

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