tongue twister

tongue twister {n.}

A word or group of words difficult to pronounce whose meaning is irrelevant compared to the difficulty of enunciation.

"She sells sea shells by the seashore" is a popular American tongue twister.

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tongue

[tongue] See: [AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE], [CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE], [HOLD ONE'S TONGUE], [KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD], [SLIP OF THE TONGUE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

at the tip of one's tongue

[at the tip of one's tongue] or [on the tip of one's tongue] {adv. phr.} {informal} 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. * /It was at the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cat got one's tongue

[cat got one's tongue] You are not able or willing to talk because of shyness. Usually used about children or as a question to children. * /Tommy's father asked Tommy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lose one's tongue

[lose one's tongue] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be so embarrassed or surprised that you cannot talk. * /The man would always lose his tongue when he was introduced to new […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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