chomper

Slang for molar

Chomper is informal for a tooth, almost always in the plural: Nice chompers!

The word emphasizes the biting function—teeth as tools for chomping.

It appears most often in casual speech about dental appearance or dentures: Grandpa took out his chompers for the night.

teeth

incisors

Front cutting teeth

enamel · gums · dentures · fangs · tusks · bite · gnaw · chew · munch · crunch

eating

glutton

Excessive, voracious eater

feaster · voracious · ravenous · hungry · snacker · grazer · gourmand · carnivore · omnivore · herbivore

slang

mouth

Oral opening

  • jawsMouth's bony framework
  • trapDevice for catching animals
  • yapBark shrilly or jabber

gob · kisser · maw · piehole · cakehole · smacker · chops · muzzle

machinery

woodchipper

Machine that shreds timber

pulverizer · mulcher · garbage disposal · compactor · chipper · industrial · blades · hopper · feed · processing

cartoon

chattering teeth

Involuntary cold response

  • noveltyQuality of being original
  • gagMouth restraint or jest
  • toyObject for amusement

Pac-Man · piranha plant · googly eyes · snapping · animated · comical · silly · goofy · whimsical

aggressive

snapping

Breaking with sharp sound

fierce · snarling · menacing · predatory · attack · savage · rabid · feral · lunging · clamping

Categories
Opposites
oral anatomy/function

chompergum

Sticky plant secretion

gums · tongue · soft palate · lips · lip

eating action style

chompersipper

One who drinks delicately

nibbler · sucker · licker · swallower · gulper

Phrases
Family

chomp, chomping, chomped, chomps, chompers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G