tongue scraper

noun

An oral hygiene tool, often U-shaped and made of stainless steel or plastic, which is used to gently clean the tongue's surface by removing bacteria, food debris, and dead cells, to combat bad breath, and promotes better oral health.

“Near-synonym: tongue cleaner”

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tongue cleaner
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Meanings

nountongue scraper (plural tongue scrapers)

plural tongue scrapers

  1. An oral hygiene tool, often U-shaped and made of stainless steel or plastic, which is used to gently clean the tongue's surface by removing bacteria, food debris, and dead cells, to combat bad breath, and promotes better oral health.

    Near-synonym: tongue cleaner

    Synonyms: tongue cleaner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn oral hygiene tool, often U-shaped and made of stainless steel or plastic, which is used to gently clean the tongue's surface by removing bacteria, food debris, and dead cells, to combat bad breath, and promotes better oral health.

Similar
tongue cleaner
Also see
tongue cleaner

Origin

From tongue + scraper.

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APA

tongue scraper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20scraper

MLA

“tongue scraper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20scraper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue scraper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20scraper.

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