badmouth
- a variation of bad-mouth.
Example Sentences
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I’m not going to mention his name because I don’t want to badmouth.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
Most importantly, anyone who really knows Brown knows he would never badmouth Harris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
There is an unspoken code of conduct: Never badmouth another studio’s film, publicly at least.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
I constantly have to tell her I won’t talk about their relationship when she tries to badmouth him to me, but I also can’t stand how she treats him.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2021
She knew Lara might badmouth her and told me to ignore it.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
