jawblock en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈdʒɔːblɒk/ (UK)
Etymology
From jaw + block.
Meanings
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(US, dated, slang) To talk.
The first time we began to jawblock we found out that we were all from the jazz school, and that made us friends right away.
1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “They Found the Body in a Ditch”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 2 (1923–1928: Chicago, Chicago), page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jawblocks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| jawblocked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| jawblocked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| jawblocking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |