cakehole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /keɪkhoʊl/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From cake + hole.
Meanings
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(derogatory, offensive, slang, usually) The mouth.
“And what about the nuns?” he asked, wickedly. / “They’re getting reformed!” She refilled his cup. “Sugar?” / “What a memory! One lump, please.” Piers passed her a bun. “Put that in your cake-hole. The nicest one I’ve ever kissed!”
1946 February, Muriel Hine, chapter XVI, in The Island Forbidden to Man, London: Madder and Stoughton Limited, →OCLC, page 304:Shut your cakehole! We've heard enough!
One was surprised, she says, to see Cherie filling her cakehole with a helping of each of the three puddings on offer.
2007 July 17, Oliver Duff, “Who ate all the cakes?”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:He shoved another sandwich down his cakehole.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cake-hole | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cakeholes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cake hole | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
gob · puss · cookie hole · face · piehole