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summerteeth en · NOUN

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Etymology

An ellipsis of various expressions involving ...some of her teeth, under the influence of summer. Compare butterface.

Meanings

1. (US, colloquial, humorous, plural, plural-only) An incomplete set of teeth.
   • She's a lovely girl but she's got summerteeth—some are still there, but some ain't.
   • I glance over and see Mia smiling. "At least it's not some creepy old dude with a bald head and missing teeth." Shaking my head, I chuckle. "I can't say if he's a toothless wonder or if he has summer teeth. I'm just saying it's a male." 2022, K.M. Scott, Flirtatious, page 99:
   • Always be careful handling your oars or you'll end up with a case of summerteeth.

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