loudmouth

[ loud-mouth ]

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noun,plural loud·mouths

[loud-mouthz, -mouths]. /ˈlaʊdˌmaʊðz, -ˌmaʊθs/.

a loudmouthed person.

Origin of loudmouth

First recorded in 1660–70; loud + mouth

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How to use loudmouth in a sentence

I believe, sir, that in your smooth way you once took occasion to say that Gideon Batts was a loud-mouth and most imprudent man.
An Arkansas Planter | Opie Percival Read
Ordinarily it would have been a simple bull-pen, night-court case—a loud-mouth drunk refusing to pay for a drink.
Ten From Infinity | Paul W. Fairman
After a moment of thought he added, "Tsistsaki, bring me a couple of firers for this loud-mouth gun."
The War-Trail Fort | James Willard Schultz
All began to eat, using nothing but their hands and making loud mouth-noises and lip-smackings.
The Scarlet Plague | Jack London
Loud-mouth is now pointing out the south side of the barricade.
The War-Trail Fort | James Willard Schultz

British Dictionary definitions for loudmouth

loudmouth

/ (ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ) /

nouninformal

a person who brags or talks too loudly
a person who is gossipy or tactless

Derived forms of loudmouth

loudmouthed (ˈlaʊdˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt), adjective

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Other Idioms and Phrases with loudmouth

loudmouth

see big mouth.

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