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crackjaw

British  
/ ˈkrækˌdʒɔː /

adjective

  1. difficult to pronounce

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noun

  1. a word or phrase that is difficult to pronounce

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This was indeed a trial, as I had never learnt a single word of Latin, but it would not do to back out, so I exerted all my ingenuity to invent some crackjaw names.

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander

With dishes too crackjaw to quote, And sometimes difficult to relish.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 3, 1892 by Various

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