jawbreaker

noun

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Etymology: From jaw + breaker.

A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
“If somebody microwaves a large jawbreaker and nibbles on the outside, a crack can cause molten candy to burst out and cause painful burns. Exploding jawbreakers have been documented on television news and in police reports.”
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.
“The word “callipygous” is something of a jawbreaker.”
A hard blow to the side of the face.
“Bendoff went pluckily forward, but only to receive a jawbreaker from Couper's left, […]”