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diarrhea of the mouth en · NOUN

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  1. (derogatory, slang, uncountable, vulgar) Foolish talkativeness, logorrhea.
    • He's just a kid, and he's got diarrhea of the mouth, but he's pretty cool. 1999, Nora Roberts, Inner Harbor:
    • A psychologist might call his behavior narcissistic, egotistical, and, no doubt, a sign of hidden insecurity. Donald himself called it "truthful hyperbole." Broker Ed Gordon labeled it "diarrhea of the mouth." 2005, Gwenda Blair, Donald Trump: Master Apprentice, page 215:
    • When the person holding the highest office in the land makes derogatory comments about people who have held, or are holding high positions in our military and other institutions of our democracy, this kind of thoughtless diarrhea of the mouth has repercussions around the world. 2019, Larry Donaldson, “Letter: Words used by the leader of the free world do matter,”, in The Lima News:

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motormouth

Translations (5)

fi puheripuli (foolish talkativeness) · pl gadulstwo (foolish talkativeness) · eo vortlakso (foolish talkativeness) · pl gadatliwość (foolish talkativeness) · ru слове́сный поно́с (foolish talkativeness)