jug-eared

jug-eared

Having ears that stick out markedly from the side of the head, thus resembling the handles of a jug. I was pretty goofy-looking as a kid, jug-eared, bespectacled, and lanky as I was.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • jug ears
  • federal jug
  • jug
  • jug wine
  • growler
  • trickle down
  • trickle
  • trickle away
  • turtle head
  • turtle heading
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