foot-in-mouth disease

noun

, Informal: Facetious.

1. the habit of making inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent statements.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foot-in-mouth disease¹

1965–70; pun on foot-and-mouth disease, with allusion to foot-in-mouth

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast