Smash-mouth

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Violent; aggressive; vigorous.

    "Wacker says his team, the Horned Frogs, plays "smash-mouth football." He means that his lads are (as less poetic coaches are wont to say) "physical," meaning vigorous."

Example

More examples

"Wacker says his team, the Horned Frogs, plays "smash-mouth football." He means that his lads are (as less poetic coaches are wont to say) "physical," meaning vigorous."

Etymology

Originating in American football.

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