tongue twister

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tongue twister

1. A word or group of words difficult to articulate rapidly, usually because of a succession of similar consonantal sounds, as in Shall she sell seashells?

2. Something difficult to pronounce.

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tongue twister

a sentence or phrase that is difficult to articulate clearly and quickly, such as Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper

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tongue′ twist`er

a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, esp. rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”

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tongue twister - an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister"

locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

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Zungenbrecher

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