noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An incomplete set of teeth. US, colloquial, humorous, plural, plural-only

   "She's a lovely girl but she's got summerteeth—some are still there, but some ain't."

Example

More examples

"She's a lovely girl but she's got summerteeth—some are still there, but some ain't."

Etymology

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

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