"summerteeth" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-summerteeth.wav Forms: summer teeth [alternative]
Etymology: An ellipsis of various expressions involving ...some of her teeth, under the influence of summer. Compare butterface. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} summerteeth pl (plural only)
  1. (US, colloquial, humorous) An incomplete set of teeth. Tags: US, colloquial, humorous, plural, plural-only

Alternative forms

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