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gnashers

British  
/ ˈnæʃəz /

plural noun

  1. slang teeth, esp false ones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He said he was "gobsmacked and stunned" when he saw his long-lost gnashers.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2022

A little under 5 million people, many of whom are of average height, have unremarkable noses and full sets of pearly gnashers.

From The Guardian Dec. 17, 2019

Half of the group kept their teeth, multiplying the number of pointy gnashers in their jaws to make them effective fish catchers.

From The Guardian Nov. 29, 2016

Watching my parents retrieve these National Health gnashers was a great warm-up for Monty Python.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2013

"At least this wee fella loves me," he simpered, nanoseconds before the cur sank its gnashers into the hand of the Souness-shunning sadsack.

From The Guardian Nov. 14, 2012

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