teeth

Pronunciation: /ˈtiːθ/

The English word “teeth” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

Unpleasant oral sex
The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

verb

Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”).

Etymology

From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

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