jawbreaker
noun
jaw·break·er
ˈjȯ-ˌbrā-kər 
1
: a round hard candy
2
: a word difficult to pronounce
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Punk teased unmasking El Grande Americano, and there was a huge pop until Americano thwarted the unmasking with a jawbreaker over the rope.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But other followers guessed Starbursts, Gobstoppers and jawbreakers.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
In the teen comedy film, which also starred Rose McGowan, Carol Kane and Tatyana Ali, a group of popular girls accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping prank goes horribly wrong.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
And they’re consumed orally, more like jawbreakers or Warheads than cigarettes.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
What happens when three popular girls accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker during a botched kidnapping prank?
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 Nov. 2022
It’s like sucking on a big, color-changing jawbreaker for a couple of years.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 24 Oct. 2020
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But other followers guessed Starbursts, Gobstoppers and jawbreakers.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
In the teen comedy film, which also starred Rose McGowan, Carol Kane and Tatyana Ali, a group of popular girls accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping prank goes horribly wrong.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
And they’re consumed orally, more like jawbreakers or Warheads than cigarettes.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
What happens when three popular girls accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker during a botched kidnapping prank?
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 Nov. 2022
It’s like sucking on a big, color-changing jawbreaker for a couple of years.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 24 Oct. 2020
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“Jawbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawbreaker. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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jawbreaker
noun
jaw·break·er
-ˌbrā-kər
: a round hard candy
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