Crackjaw
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce. not-comparable
"a crackjaw language"
Example
More examples"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.""
Etymology
From crack + jaw.
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