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foot-in-mouth

[ foot-n-mouth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1965–70; from idiomatic phrase put one's foot in one's mouth

So naturally, just two days after Paltrow suffered a major foot-in-mouth moment, Theron followed suit.

On camera, Brandi is no less forthright—or prone to spewing foot-in-mouth faux pas that send the ladies reeling.

Todd Akin now says he misspoke, declaring rape “evil” and blaming his blunder on ole foot-in-mouth disease.

In the early months of the administration, a Washington Post editorial accused Joe Biden of having “foot-in-mouth disease.”

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