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the only bone in your face that moves, and it never stops talking.
means The jawbone is the bone of the lower jaw (the mandible), and figuratively the act of persuading, pressuring, or negotiating with someone through sheer talk.
from A plain Old English compound of 'jaw' and 'bone' — the word for the bone is as old and direct as the bone itself. The 'persuade by talking' sense is a far younger, distinctly American twist, drawn from the idea that you wear someone down with your jaw rather than your fists; it gained real traction in the 20th century, especially in politics, where 'jawboning' came to mean leaning on people with words and pressure instead of laws.
- strongest muscle
- jaw muscles bite with up to 200 pounds force
- unfused jaw
- halves fuse into one bone by age two
- ancient weapon
- Samson allegedly killed 1,000 men with a donkey's
- survival champ
- jawbones outlast most bones in fossil records
- ear connection
- early jaw bones evolved into inner-ear bones
jawbone wearables — company founded 2010 that made fitness trackers and health bands before shutting down in 2015
jawbone up — their flagship fitness wristband released 2011, tracked steps and sleep until product discontinuation