snaggletooth

American  

[snag-uhl-tooth] / ˈsnæg əlˌtuθ /

noun

• snaggleteeth
  plural

1. a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.

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snaggletooth British  

/ ˈsnæɡəlˌtuːθ /

noun

1. a tooth that is broken or projecting

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• snaggle-toothed
  adjective
• snaggletoothed
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• snaggleteeth
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of snaggletooth

1815–25; apparently snag + -le + tooth

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Example Sentences

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snaggletooth snaggleteeth

We’re talking about Derpy Tiger, an oversized blue cat with glowing yellow eyes, a snaggletooth grin and a penchant for righting overturned vessels.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025

Just as she’s reaching for an amusingly, metaphorically ripe peach, her idyll is cut short by a gang of snaggletooth, hygiene-challenged bikers.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2024

But it’s not just its snaggletooth — which can be up to nine feet long — that makes this Arctic sea creature unbelievable.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2016

The description Gibson provided — of a complete snaggletooth shark skeleton, including the spine and the skull cavity — seemed so outlandish to Godfrey that he could scarcely believe it.

From Washington Post

She always covered her mouth when she laughed because of her snaggletooth.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The last hour of the journey to the ranch is on a dirt road that threads through palisades of rock that look like giant jawbones full of snaggleteeth.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 22, 2016

Dear Teeth, I agree about the beauty of the imperfect, and I wish Hollywood would show us more real noses, snaggleteeth, and baggy eyes.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2014

His snaggleteeth and sharp features earned him the nickname "Bird Face" when he was a kid.

From Time Magazine Archive

Back then I’d giggle behind my own snaggleteeth.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

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