"jawbreaker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jawbreaker.wav [US] Forms: jawbreakers [plural]
Etymology: jaw + breaker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jaw|breaker}} jaw + breaker Head templates: {{en-noun}} jawbreaker (plural jawbreakers)
  1. A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical. Synonyms: gobstopper
    Sense id: en-jawbreaker-en-noun-kjdyE6x~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 32 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 31 22
  2. A long, hard-to-pronounce word. Categories (topical): Sweets Synonyms: mouthful, jaw-twister
    Sense id: en-jawbreaker-en-noun-CoHHDZw9 Disambiguation of Sweets: 34 45 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 21
  3. (boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-jawbreaker-en-noun-BXjCL63H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 43 21 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jaw-breaker, jaw breaker Related terms: crackjaw, niggerball [South-African, dated, offensive]

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