jawbreaker
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jawbreaker
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From jaw + breaker.
noun jawbreakers · jaw-breaker · jaw breaker
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A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
If somebody microwaves a large jawbreaker and nibbles on the outside, a crack can cause molten candy to burst out and cause painful burns. Exploding jawbreakers have been documented on television news and in police reports.
Similar: gobstopper
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A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
The word “callipygous” is something of a jawbreaker.
Similar: mouthful, jaw-twister
- A hard blow to the side of the face. Bendoff went pluckily forward, but only to receive a jawbreaker from Couper's left, […]
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Every language
noun hard candy
| 한국어 | 돌사탕 dol-satang |
|---|---|
| Français | boule de mammouth, casse-gueule, couille de mammouth |
| Română | sfarmă-fălci |
Talk about this word "jawbreaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jawbreaker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jawbreaker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jawbreaker "jawbreaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jawbreaker.Cite this
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title = {jawbreaker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jawbreaker},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
