foot-in-mouth disease
nounInformal: Facetious.
the habit of making inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent statements.
Origin of foot-in-mouth disease
11965–70; pun on foot-and-mouth disease, with allusion to foot-in-mouth
Words Nearby foot-in-mouth disease
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How to use foot-in-mouth disease in a sentence
Todd Akin now says he misspoke, declaring rape “evil” and blaming his blunder on ole foot-in-mouth disease.
Who Is Mrs. “Legitimate Rape”? Meet Todd Akin’s Wife, Lulli | Allison Yarrow | August 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the early months of the administration, a Washington Post editorial accused Joe Biden of having “foot-in-mouth disease.”
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