foot-in-mouth disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foot-in-mouth disease
1965–70; pun on foot-and-mouth disease, with allusion to foot-in-mouth
Example Sentences
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Similarly, may I offer my gratitude to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor Jeff Garlin for his recent public attack of acute TMI, a symptom of foot-in-mouth disease?
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2022
For the politicians who seem to be afflicted with foot-in-mouth disease, former public relations professional Chaya Srivatsa, who is also a life coach with an info-tech firm, has some good advice.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2016
Smith is outspoken, and a natural and inevitable side-effect of such a condition is foot-in-mouth disease.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 26, 2015
But the party has yet to hear from a guy well-positioned to do it: Vice President Joe Biden, who has the populist touch progressives yearn for but struggles with chronic foot-in-mouth disease.
From US News ● Dec. 10, 2014
Best bit: film clips of well-known speakers in the throes of foot-in-mouth disease.
From Time Magazine Archive
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