Recent Examples on the WebAnd one top incisor, covered in a silver cap, hangs over her bottom lip, giving her a snaggletooth.—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024 And then there’s her snaggletooth, a humanizing touch that's delightfully out of sync with typical Hollywood perfection.—USA TODAY, 16 May 2023 These include teeth from snaggletooth, lemon, mako, silky, sand tiger and great white sharks.—Jennifer Hassan, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2023
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Etymology
English dialect snaggle irregularly shaped tooth + English tooth
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