A term for the lower teeth?
I recently came across the term "uppers" meaning "the upper teeth". A sentence like "John punched the attacker so hard that he lost two of his uppers" seems natural to me but I don't know the proper term for the lower teeth - the term "lowers" doesn't sound quite right to me. But I'm not a native. ;-)
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Top answer
" Both "uppers" and "lowers" are a bit on the creative side here, you know.
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They are indeed the upper and lower teeth, and I agree that "uppers" seems somehow better than "lowers", but I think that if you make it clear where the punch landed, you will be OK: "John punched the attacker in the mouth so hard that he lost two of his lowers." Both "uppers" and "lowers" are a bit on the creative side here, you know.
0PastsimpleI recently came across the term "uppers" meaning "the upper teeth".
This is not used by or familiar to all English speakers.
Pastsimple"the upper teeth".
This is familiar and common.
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