jawbreaker
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkər/
- US
:
caramelo duro
- She excitedly unwrapped the jawbreaker and began to lick it slowly.
- get a jawbreaker
Some of them are like this big Keith used to go all the way to the movie theater because they had giant, giant jawbreakers there, right?
- Some of them are like this big Keith used to go all the way to the movie theater because they had giant, giant jawbreakers there, right?
- I was hoping you wouldn't see the jawbreaker hiding behind the Ahong.
Examples
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She was up late, watching TV, sucking on a jawbreaker.
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Seven jawbreakers, ladies and gentlemen!
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And I know that you get a jawbreaker before you go back into work.
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You can sell your World's Biggest Jawbreaker.
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Ever wonder how those jawbreakers get so hard?
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Never eat a jawbreaker and make it last for an hour... or three jawbreakers and make it last for three hours.
Blog text (23) -
After dropping off Home Run and the picnic supplies at home, the children rode over to the trading post to buy some jawbreakers.
Fiction book (1993) -
When his father was in town, he'd stuff our pockets with jawbreakers, sunflower seeds, peanuts—you name it.
Fiction book (1997) -
The children were thrilled to each receive a jawbreaker at the candy store.
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After finishing her homework, she treated herself to a colorful jawbreaker.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small sweet made from sugar, often with chocolate or nuts
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A hard sweet on a small stick that you lick or suck
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1.4
A small round candy with a hard shell and chewy center often sold in machines
A large hard candy on a stick that you suck for a long time
A small hard round candy that tastes very sour
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Etymology
The word jawbreaker comes from the two simple words jaw and breaker, and it paints a clear picture: a candy so hard it might 'break' your jaw, so you can remember it is a very hard sweet that dissolves slowly in the mouth.