Meanings
alternative summer teeth
- UScolloquialhumorouspluralplural onlyAn incomplete set of teeth.
Always be careful handling your oars or you'll end up with a case of summerteeth.
2 more examples
She's a lovely girl but she's got summerteeth—some are still there, but some ain't.
I glance over and see Mia smiling. "At least it's not some creepy old dude with a bald head and missing teeth." Shaking my head, I chuckle. "I can't say if he's a toothless wonder or if he has summer teeth. I'm just saying it's a male."
2022, K.M. Scott, Flirtatious, page 99
Origin
An ellipsis of various expressions involving ...some of her teeth, under the influence of summer. Compare butterface.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
summerteeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summerteeth
“summerteeth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summerteeth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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