Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summerteeth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sum-mer-teeth
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incomplete set of teeth.

American usage; Colloquial; Humorous

Example Sentences

"She's a lovely girl but she's got summerteeth—some are still there, but some ain't."
"Always be careful handling your oars or you'll end up with a case of summerteeth."
"I glance over and see Mia smiling. "At least it's not some creepy old dude with a bald head and missing teeth." Shaking my head, I chuckle. "I can't say if he's a toothless wonder or if he has summer teeth. I'm just saying it's a male.""

Etymology

An ellipsis of various expressions involving ...some of her teeth, under the influence of summer. Compare butterface.

Usage

Inflected Forms

summer teeth (alternative)

Questions

What does summerteeth mean?: An incomplete set of teeth.
Where does summerteeth come from?: An ellipsis of various expressions involving ...some of her teeth, under the influence of summer. Compare butterface.

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