Etymology

glass jaw

Today it means: A fighting vulnerability where one is easily knocked out via a single hard blow to the chin or jaw (due to lack of conditioning, insufficient training, or damage from past cerebral concussions). Full definition →

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The story

An allusion to glass being easily breakable.

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