Crackjaw
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Crackjaw is an adjective meaning Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
Meaning
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
Example Sentences
a crackjaw name
a crackjaw language
Benjamin Disraeli, who was a pretty bright guy—a novelist, debater, and prime minister of England—tried to identify a person once and ended up exclaiming, "A Polish nobleman, a Count somebody; I never can remember their crack-jaw name."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jawbreaking, cracking, crepitant, crepitous, crackling, jawjutting.
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