Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toothy

/ˈtuː.θi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: toothy
IPA: /ˈtuː.θi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having prominent teeth.

adj

With the fellator's teeth scraping the fellatee's penis.

Example Sentences

"Their ties were tidier, their houndsteeth toothier … they ended up looking more Windsorian than Windsor."
"Throughout the period, toothy giants persisted in the oceans. Perhaps the most spectacular was the megalodon shark."
"Frances Tiafoe is coming for tennis once more. The tongue-wagging and the fist-pumping and the glare; the toothiest you-know-what-eating grin in the game; the high-energy vibes that can bring any tennis crowd into his corner."
"Hot take, maybe I'm a bit of a masochist but I enjoy some toothy head from time to time."

Etymology

Etymology tree English tooth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English toothy From tooth + -y.

Inflected Forms

toothier (comparative) toothiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

toothily toothiness

Synonyms

teethy

Rhymes With

ruthie houthi ruthy truthy couthie sleuthy youthy

Questions

How do you pronounce toothy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuː.θi/.
What does toothy mean?: Having prominent teeth.
Where does toothy come from?: Etymology tree English tooth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English toothy From tooth + -y.

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