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blabbermouth

American  
[blab-er-mouth] / ˈblæb ərˌmaʊθ /

noun

blabbermouths plural
  1. a person who talks too much, especially indiscreetly.

    Synonyms:
    tattler, bigmouth, talebearer, busybody, gossipmonger, gossip

blabbermouth British  
/ ˈblæbəˌmaʊθ /

noun

  1. informal a person who talks too much or indiscreetly

"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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Etymology

Origin of blabbermouth

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; blabber ( def. ) + mouth

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That brings us to “Howard Stern Comes Again,” a new 549-page collection of his radio interviews that he hopes marks his evolution from an impatient and often nasty blabbermouth to a master conversationalist.

From Washington Post May 15, 2019

“I’m not known for being a blabbermouth, you know?” the soft-spoken Abdul-Jabbar concedes with a smile, something else he was never particularly known for during his playing days.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2018

“Stings a little doesn’t it? You finally thought you’d met your match: a blabbermouth who’s as thin-skinned and narcissistic as you are. “

From Washington Times Feb. 28, 2017

Paul was sort of a blabbermouth — like most 20-something, non-pros with freakish talent.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2017

Most faithfully yours, his mother, Patria Mercedes But Nelson found out about the letter from his little blabbermouth aunt in the capital.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

These guys were used to blabbermouths as bosses.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2024

If Instagram chooses to limit my account forever, so be it — I’ll just take my live act to Pershing Square on Saturday mornings like so many blabbermouths before me.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2021

As Miller admits, there’s a lot of corniness he didn’t cover in his book: blabbermouths, halitosis, lounge lizards, flagpole sitting.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2014

The department’s counterespionage section was more interested in finding foreign spies than American blabbermouths, officials said.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2012

They were nice, these two witches, and Seven hoped they’d also be blabbermouths.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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