loudmouth

[loud-mouth]

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noun, plural loud·mouths

[loud-mouth z, -mouths] /ˈlaʊdˌmaʊðz, -ˌmaʊθs/.

a loudmouthed person.

Origin of loudmouth

First recorded in 1660–70; loud + mouth

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Related Words for loudmouth

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Contemporary Examples of loudmouth

Being a loudmouth, camera-loving, wise-cracking New York Jew who made Chuck Schumer appear debonair was a good start.
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Eric Alterman
June 12, 2011
It's small, and lewd, and drinky--and the loudmouth guy from math class is up at the podium.
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Choire Sicha
January 17, 2010
Benjamin Sarlin on Alan Grayson—yes, that loudmouth on health care—the freshman congressman who's leading the charge.
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British Dictionary definitions for loudmouth

loudmouth

noun informal

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

Derived Formsloudmouthed (ˈlaʊdˌmaʊðd, -ˌmaʊθt), adjective

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Word Origin and History for loudmouth

also loud-mouth, "loud or talkative person," 1872, from loud (adj.) + mouth (n.).