Ate an apple through a letterbox

n.

Heard in Tipperary and Cork

A person with prominent teeth. Also: A person with buck teeth.

In use

Ah shur, will ya look at the feen...He'd eat an apple through a letterbox, god love him." "She could ate an apple through a letterbox

Posh English

Ah indeed, just observe that chap. He could consume a fruit through a letterbox, bless him.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Cork (not in the dictionary)