crack-jawadj.

Brit.

/ˈkrakdʒɔː/, U.S.

/ˈkrækˌdʒɔ/

Etymology: < crack v. + jaw n.¹

Fit to crack the jaws; difficult to pronounce. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > not euphonious > hard to pronounce

pouch-mouth1565

crack-jaw1827

jaw-breaking1842

1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xiii. 255 A Polish nobleman—a Count somebody:—I never can remember their crack-jaw names.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden I. 232 The names are far too crackjaw.

1886 G. Allen For Maimie's Sake v Your outlandish crack jaw foreigner lingo.

1920 M. Beerbohm Lett. to R. Turner (1964) 249 Oh the tedious, crack-jaw, arid intellectual snobbery of Diana [of the Crossways]!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crack-jaw
释义	crack-jawadj. Brit. /ˈkrakdʒɔː/, U.S. /ˈkrækˌdʒɔ/ Etymology: < crack v. + jaw n.¹ Fit to crack the jaws; difficult to pronounce. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > not euphonious > hard to pronounce pouch-mouth1565 crack-jaw1827 jaw-breaking1842 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xiii. 255 A Polish nobleman—a Count somebody:—I never can remember their crack-jaw names. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden I. 232 The names are far too crackjaw. 1886 G. Allen For Maimie's Sake v Your outlandish crack jaw foreigner lingo. 1920 M. Beerbohm Lett. to R. Turner (1964) 249 Oh the tedious, crack-jaw, arid intellectual snobbery of Diana [of the Crossways]! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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