loudmouth

noun

loud·​mouth ˈlau̇d-ˌmau̇th How to pronounce loudmouth (audio)
: a loudmouthed person

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Peter Wolf, has always been one of the great rock & roll raconteurs, ever since his days as the loudmouth singer of the J. Geils Band. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025 Going Dutch – Comedy following loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel Patrick Quinn (Denis Leary) who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands where he is punished with a command position at the least strategically-significant army base in the world. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025 What ensues is a distinctly New York City opera: a bunch of loudmouths obsessed with whose apartment is worth what. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Over decades of prolific stand-up, Burr projected the persona of the loudmouth ranting at the end of the bar. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loudmouth

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of loudmouth was in 1870

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“Loudmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudmouth. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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loudmouth

noun
loud·​mouth -ˌmau̇th How to pronounce loudmouth (audio)
: a person given to loud unpleasant talk
loudmouthed
-ˈmau̇t͟hd
-ˈmau̇tht
adjective

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