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loudmouth

American  
[loud-mouth] / ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ /

noun

loudmouths plural
  1. a loudmouthed person.


loudmouth British  
/ ˈlaʊdˌmaʊðd, ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ, -ˌmaʊθt /

noun

  1. a person who brags or talks too loudly

  2. a person who is gossipy or tactless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of loudmouth

First recorded in 1660–70; loud + mouth

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Instead, it’s happening in a climate-controlled studio in Los Angeles, where a Swedish football icon skilled in third person self-regard is tangling—or, perhaps, simply busting chops—with a polarizing American soccer loudmouth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Spencer Pratt is a showboat, a loudmouth, a troll and a self-proclaimed villain who seems willing to say anything in his quest to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

“It gives more gravitas than some architect loudmouth in Seattle,” said Eliason, who sits on the center’s board.

From Slate Feb. 28, 2025

"There is more to Claressa Shields than just being the loudmouth American," she concludes.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2023

I didn’t like him because he was a loudmouth who couldn’t cut to the chase.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2024

In many cases, the loudmouths are counting on it.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2024

Sharpton said he hopes the film inspires up-and-coming generations of loudmouths to join movements against injustices in their own communities.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2022

I told friends that I trusted this quiet, thoughtful man more than I trusted any of the dozen Wall Street loudmouths I’d talked to that year.

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2019

With my sisters crying, I became one of those loudmouths that Mrs. talked about.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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