loudmouth

[loud-mouth]

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

a loudmouthed person.

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Origin of loudmouth

First recorded in 1660–70; loud + mouth

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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.).