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tongue twister
noun
: a word, name, phrase, or sentence that is hard to say
Full Definition of TONGUE TWISTER
: a word, phrase, or sentence difficult to articulate because of a succession of similar consonantal sounds (as in “twin-screw steel cruiser”)
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First Known Use of TONGUE TWISTER
1904
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