flap one's jaws
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When it is lunchtime in Tokyo, it is 11 P.M. at the Credit Lyonnais trading desk in New York. The four traders on duty are flapping their jaws like auctioneers on a record-breaking day."
- "Coach Henry Bibby flapped his jaws with the wonderful wind of sarcasm. “UCLA has five NBA players in their lineup,” he said, smiling. “Maybe we shouldn’t even be on the floor with them. Maybe they can say what they want to say.”"
- "And how much does it cost to remove the cataracts? Surgery ranges from $1,500 to $3,500, according to Dr. Sherry Berger, a canine eye surgeon. […] While that might be a good bit of change for you and me, it’s nada for a guy pulling down an estimated 12 million big ones for flapping his jaws in front of fawning corporate types."
- "But when a scanner determined the tickets were counterfeit, and he and girlfriend Crystal English were turned away, Sacca began flapping his jaws. “Do you know who I am?” Sacca thundered repeatedly, according to an eyewitness, a Broadway theater worker who requested anonymity."
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial