"jawblock" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdʒɔːblɒk/ [UK] Audio: En-au-jawblock.ogg Forms: jawblocks [present, singular, third-person], jawblocking [participle, present], jawblocked [participle, past], jawblocked [past]
Etymology: From jaw + block. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jaw|block}} jaw + block Head templates: {{en-verb}} jawblock (third-person singular simple present jawblocks, present participle jawblocking, simple past and past participle jawblocked)
  1. (US slang, dated) To talk. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-jawblock-en-verb-EKT-is2f Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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