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TONGUE TWISTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tongue twister mean?
• TONGUE TWISTER (noun)
The noun TONGUE TWISTER has 1 sense:
1. an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
Familiarity information: TONGUE TWISTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
'rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister
Hypernyms ("tongue twister" is a kind of...):
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
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