jughandle
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Meaning · English
A large ear.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
A waiter appeared with ears that stuck out far enough to have held ten pens instead of just the one, […] He nodded and walked away, shouting our order to the old guy who, going by the size of the jug handles each side of his head, must have been his dad.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “jughandle” mean?
A large ear.
Is “jughandle” formal or informal?
jughandle is generally slang.