cakeholes

noun

plural of cakehole, British slang
as in chops

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  1. mouths
  2. traps
  3. gullets
  4. gobs
  5. yaps
Noun
  • Under a microscope, their hairlike cilia sweep the area outside the cell like wispy brooms, pulling bacteria into their mouths and pushing them around.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026
  • This is not against any rules, but leaves a sour taste in fans’ mouths.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of mouths
Noun
  • Standard eradication methods — such as passive traps, genetic modification, species sterilization, and chemical insecticides — all carry limitations, environmental risks, or health hazards for humans and pets.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • In the books, aliens turn Earth into a worldwide game show, with levels filled with dangerous monsters and traps.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of traps
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  • This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of gullets
Noun
  • But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House's South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House’s South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Definition of gobs
Noun
  • There was a riot of noise, the yaps and yelps of a hound pack fighting an animal on the ground.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of yaps
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