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General Slang
could eat corn through a picket fence
kud EET KORN throo uh PIK-it FENS · phrase · informal
Has prominent buck teeth.
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Definitions
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A teasing way to describe someone with big, protruding front teeth.
“He's grinning so wide he could eat corn through a picket fence.”
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could eat corn through a picket fence In A Sentence
He's grinning so wide he could eat corn through a picket fence.
Origin & Usage
Southern comedic idiom picturing teeth spaced and jutting like fence pickets.
People Also Ask
What does "could eat corn through a picket fence" mean?
It's a teasing way to say someone has big, protruding buck teeth.
Is it an insult?
It's a jokey jab about appearance, usually said in fun rather than as a serious insult.
Where is it from?
It's a Southern U.S. comedic idiom picturing teeth spaced and jutting like fence pickets.
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