bad-mouth
verb (used with object)
to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage.
badmouth
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a variation of
bad-mouth.
Example Sentences
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And if it sucks, I’m gonna be super happy to badmouth how much it sucks to my friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2024
I’m not going to mention his name because I don’t want to badmouth.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
There is an unspoken code of conduct: Never badmouth another studio’s film, publicly at least.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
As best I can tell, Jae doesn’t try to badmouth me to my kid.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2020
She knew Lara might badmouth her and told me to ignore it.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
