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  • noun Plural form of bucktooth.

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Examples

  • The girl alongside him, he notes, has "buckteeth," a term which, for reasons of orthodontistry or political correctness, has fallen from the English language.

    David Margolick: John Updike, Hall of Famer 2009

  • His long face, brown mane, leathery skin and buckteeth all gave him that look, but when he looked in the mirror, he just saw a pimply-faced teenager — in spite of the fact that he was barely three years old and a senior in high school.

    A Boy Who Looks Like Horses, or A Horse Who Looks Like Boys Nathaniel Tower 2012

  • The only white girl in class, with white-blond hair and buckteeth — I was an easy target.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

  • The only white girl in class, with white-blond hair and buckteeth — I was an easy target.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

  • Even though it was night, I instantly regretted having left my sunglasses on the living room coffee table, because this grinning, horse-toothed brother had the nerve to have gold initials carved into his front buckteeth, and a hoop nose ring as if they needed further attention.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • And a smaller, three-foot-long relative with buckteeth was chomping plants and grubs in the same region.

    Archive 2010-01-03 Bill Crider 2010

  • He stews through the night and into the next morning, refusing say goodbye when we arrive at my terminal, Andrew's buckteeth leering after me in the rearview mirror as the car pulls away.

    What They Meant 2010

  • Even though it was night, I instantly regretted having left my sunglasses on the living room coffee table, because this grinning, horse-toothed brother had the nerve to have gold initials carved into his front buckteeth, and a hoop nose ring as if they needed further attention.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • Even though it was night, I instantly regretted having left my sunglasses on the living room coffee table, because this grinning, horse-toothed brother had the nerve to have gold initials carved into his front buckteeth, and a hoop nose ring as if they needed further attention.

    A Kettle of Vultures Sabrina Lamb 2010

  • My aunt bought me a book called Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair during grade school, which I used to develop a few original characters that I still remember how to draw to this day, such as a dim-witted cow with buckteeth.

    Art School, I'm confident I can get there, Part 3 Glenn Kim 2010

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