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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaw-twister

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
jaw-twister
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A jawbreaker; a word that is long and difficult to pronounce.

Informal

Etymology

From jaw + twister.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jaw-twisters (plural)

Questions

What does jaw-twister mean?
A jawbreaker; a word that is long and difficult to pronounce.
Where does jaw-twister come from?
From jaw + twister.

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