motormouth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From motor + mouth, from the figurative notion that the mouth moves so much that it seems motorized.
Meanings
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(informal) One who talks very quickly or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.
He's such a motormouth that I can never get a word in.
Blimey, Brand is checking a word with me. This is nothing like the motor-mouth on the telly, laughing in the face of everything.
2014 October 11, Simon Hattenstone, “Russell Brand: ‘I want to address the alienation and despair’”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| motor-mouth | alternative | lexicographic | |
| motor mouth | alternative | lexicographic | |
| motormouths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
blabbermouth · Chatty Cathy · gasbag · chatterbox · gabbler · chatter-basket · tongue-pad · motormouth · yapper · Mag · windbag · prater · chatterbag · babbler · blatherskite · yakker · jangler · jabberer · prattler · rattle · chatterer · blab · babblemouth · patterer · twaddler · airbag · chewet · blabberer · bag of wind · bloviator · blatherer
Translations (6)
fr verbomotrice (one who talks very quickly or incessantly) · fi moottoriturpa (one who talks very quickly or incessantly) · de Quasselstrippe (one who talks very quickly or incessantly) · fr verbomoteur (one who talks very quickly or incessantly) · fi moottorisuu (one who talks very quickly or incessantly) · pl gaduła (one who talks very quickly or incessantly)