toe jam

noun

Dead skin and dirt that has accumulated between the digits of a foot.

Meanings

nountoe jam (countable and uncountable, plural toe jams)

plural toe jams · alternative toe-jam · alternative toejam

  1. slanguncountableDead skin and dirt that has accumulated between the digits of a foot.
  2. countablederogatoryslanguncountablevulgarA term of abuse.
  3. countableA stubbed toe.
  4. countableA rock-climbing maneuver entailing exerting force with two opposite surfaces of the toe of a shod foot, against two different rock surfaces, for the purpose of preventing motion of that foot in a direction parallel to both of those rock surfaces.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 撞傷的腳趾 /撞伤的脚趾, 足垢
  • 撞傷的腳趾 /撞伤的脚趾 (zhuàngshāng de jiǎozhǐ)stubbed toe
  • 足垢 (zúgòu)sticky matter
Finnish isketty varvas, varvasnöyhtä
  • isketty varvasstubbed toe
  • varvasnöyhtästicky matter
  • jammaus varpaallarock-climbing maneuver
German Zehenstumpf, Zehenkäse
  • Zehenstumpfstubbed toe
  • Zehenkäsesticky matter
  • Zehenschmieresticky matter
  • Zehenkeilrock-climbing maneuver
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APA

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Chicago

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