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loudmouth

American  
[loud-mouth] / ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ /

noun

loudmouths plural
  1. a loudmouthed person.


loudmouth British  
/ ˈlaʊdˌmaʊðd, ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ, -ˌmaʊθt /

noun

  1. a person who brags or talks too loudly

  2. a person who is gossipy or tactless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of loudmouth

First recorded in 1660–70; loud + mouth

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Instead, it’s happening in a climate-controlled studio in Los Angeles, where a Swedish football icon skilled in third person self-regard is tangling—or, perhaps, simply busting chops—with a polarizing American soccer loudmouth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Not only did its first installments change directors and tones, they even radically changed Hunt’s personality from a loudmouth to a playboy to a devoted husband.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2025

For others, it makes her a loudmouth irritant.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2024

And he’s now the preeminent loudmouth at the center of College Gameday, one of ESPN’s most venerable and celebrated productions.

From Slate Dec. 3, 2023

Verin, the curly-haired loudmouth thief, was at his side.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

One can hear every squeak of the shoes, every jeer from the loudmouths, every direction from the coaches.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2024

“We’ve got 10 or 12 loudmouths who try to take over the whole conference,” said Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, emerging from Mr. Johnson’s office.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

Professional loudmouths like Howard Stern may write off their account as whiny; Harry describes his last few years "like living through a soap opera where everyone else views you as entertainment."

From Salon Dec. 17, 2022

Sharpton said he hopes the film inspires up-and-coming generations of loudmouths to join movements against injustices in their own communities.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2022

With my sisters crying, I became one of those loudmouths that Mrs. talked about.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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