Meanings
nounjungle mouth (uncountable)
- informaluncountablebad breath, halitosis
The minor costs [of smoking] include holes in rugs, hacking coughs and the odd touch of jungle mouth.
1969, Proceedings of the Home Office Life Underwriters' Association1 more example
We, the people, can boast that our great nation has solved some of life's major problems like plaque, gingivitis, ring-around-the-collar, bathroom scum, postnasal drip, foot fungus, jungle mouth, the blues, and the soggies […]
1999, Larry Burkett, Rick Osborne, Financial Parenting: Showing Your Kids That Money Matters, page 43
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