loudmouth

[loud-mouth]

noun

plural

loudmouths 

1. a loudmouthed person.

loudmouth

/ ˈlaʊdˌmaʊðd, ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ, -ˌmaʊθt /

noun

1. a person who brags or talks too loudly

2. a person who is gossipy or tactless

Other Word Forms

• loudmouthed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of loudmouth¹

First recorded in 1660–70; loud + mouth

Example Sentences

Not only did its first installments change directors and tones, they even radically changed Hunt’s personality from a loudmouth to a playboy to a devoted husband.

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Roseanne was the crude, loudmouth b***h who belted the National Anthem like an “obnoxious pig.”

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Publisher Vern Nelson started off as the resident loudmouth in its lively comments section before becoming a contributor, then taking over Orange Juice altogether in 2010.

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Such as: “He exaggerates. He’s a loudmouth. He says things, but he doesn’t really mean them.”

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One can hear every squeak of the shoes, every jeer from the loudmouths, every direction from the coaches.

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Related Words

• boisterous 
• cacophonous 
• clamorous 
• rambunctious 
• riotous 
• rowdy 
• strident 
• vociferous