mouth off en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From mouth + off.
Meanings
- (intransitive, slang) To complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner.
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(ambitransitive, slang) To talk impudently, especially to one's superior.
And don't you mouth off to me, or I'm gonna slap you right in your penis.
2008, “Play It Again, Brian”, in Family Guy, Herbert (actor):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mouthed off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mouthed off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| mouthing off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mouths off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
eo plendi (to complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner) · fr se plaindre (to complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner) · pl odpyskowywać (to talk impudently, especially to one's superior) · ru дерзить (to talk impudently, especially to one's superior) · fi meuhkata (to talk impudently, especially to one's superior) · pl odpyskować (to talk impudently, especially to one's superior) · ru распускать язык (to complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner) · fi meuhkata (to complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner) · pl odpyskiwać (to talk impudently, especially to one's superior)