Crackjaw

/ˈkrækˌdʒɔ/ adjective

Definition

Describing words or pronunciation that is difficult to pronounce; tongue-twisting or hard to articulate.

Etymology

Compound of 'crack' (difficult or severe) and 'jaw' (the mouth and speech mechanism). This 16th-17th century term vividly captures how certain words seem to 'break' or strain your jaw when you try to pronounce them.

Kelly Says

Before 'tongue-twister' became standard, English speakers said 'crackjaw' to describe impossible-to-pronounce words like 'worcestershire' or scientific terms—it's a brilliantly physical metaphor for the feeling of your jaw nearly snapping from the effort!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አራት ሰው
ara-at se-w
ARالعربية
صوت العَضْمَة
sa-wat al-a-dhm-ah
BNবাংলা
চোয়ালের ক্র্যাকিং
cho-yal-er kra-khin-g
CACatalà
crepitació de la mandíbula
kre-pi-ta-thee-ohn deh-la man-dee-boo-lah
CSČeština
křupení čelist
khrup-e-ni che-list
DADansk
knirk i kæben
knik i kæ-ben
DEDeutsch
Kieferknistern
ki-fer-knis-tər-n
ELΕλληνικά
σπαρταρισμός της γνάθου
spar-ta-ris-mos te-lee gnath-oo
ESEspañol
mandíbula crujiente
man-dee-boo-la kroo-thee-en-teh
FAفارسی
صدای فک
sa-da-ye fak
FISuomi
leuan napsu
leu-an naps-oo
FRFrançais
craquement de la mâchoire
krak-mɑ̃ də la ma-shwa-ir
GUGU
ગાંઠમાં ક્રેકિંગ
gaan-tham kra-king
HAHA
kwan
kwan
HEעברית
קרקוע לסת
kark-oo-eh le-set
HIहिन्दी
कान्ठ में खटखटाना
kaanth mein khhat-khta-na
HUMagyar
csontocsörgés
chon-to-tsor-ges
IDBahasa Indonesia
klik rahang
klik ra-hang
IGIG
kwuru i-n-nwa
kwo-roo i-n-nwa
ITItaliano
cracchiolo della mandibola
krak-khee-o-loh deh-la man-dee-boh-lah
JA日本語
顎のクリック
ago no kurikku
KKKK
тозы
to-zy
KMKM
ច្បាស់
ch-bas
KO한국어
턱 팝니다
teok pap-nida
MRMR
फुसफुस
phus-phus
MSBahasa Melayu
klik rahang
klik ra-hang
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ် ကြောက်
kyaw-khet-seet kyaa-uk
NLNederlands
krakende kaak
kra-ken-deh kaak
NONorsk
knakk i kjeven
knahk i kje-ven
PAPA
ਟੁਟ
tut
PLPolski
szklipanie szczęki
shkl-pa-nee shche-ki
PTPortuguês
estalo da mandíbula
es-ta-loh dah man-dee-boo-lah
RORomână
scârțâit de bărbie
skâr-tsigh-te deh ba-rbie
RUРусский
скрип челюсти
skrip chelyusti
SVSvenska
knäckande käk
knak-an-deh kaek
SWKiswahili
kucha ya mdomo
koo-cha ya m-domo
TAதமிழ்
மார்பின் சத்தம்
mar-pin sa-tham
TEతెలుగు
గొంతు క్రాకింగ్
go-nthu kra-king
THไทย
เสียงกรุบ
sī-eo-gorp
TLTL
krus ng bibig
krus ng bi-big
TRTürkçe
çene kıkırdaması
che-ne ki-kır-da-ma-si
UKУкраїнська
скрип щелепних кісток
skrip she-le-pnih ki-stok
URاردو
چہرے کا ٹوٹنا
cheh-ray ka to-t-na
VITiếng Việt
nhai kêu
nhai-kheu
YOYO
kàrà ìwọ̀
ka-ra ee-wo
ZH中文
下巴发声
xia-ba fa-sheng
ZUZU
ukus i-n-nwa
oo-kus i-n-nwa

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