bigmouth
- noun
- /ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ/
- Offensive
- Everyone in the office avoided Jake, the bigmouth, who couldn't keep any news to himself.
Examples
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I’ll take that, bigmouth.
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Chris was known as a bigmouth because he always shared secrets he wasn't supposed to.
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Do I look like a bigmouth?
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- I want you to hear something, bigmouth.
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What do you know about it, bigmouth?
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All right, bigmouth, settle down.
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Not so fast, bigmouth!
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My friend is such a bigmouth that he accidentally revealed the surprise party plans.
Synonyms
A person who speaks a lot, often in public
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
A person who likes to talk about others' private lives and share rumors
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others
A person who often talks about other people's private lives and spreads rumors
A person who talks too much and tells secrets
A person who tells secrets about other people
A person who often tells private stories about other people
A person who says things suddenly without thinking
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
A person who tells other people's secrets and spreads rumors
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
A person who talks a lot and says silly or meaningless things
A person who talks too much about small things and bores others
A person who talks loudly and foolishly to get attention
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bigmouth comes from big + mouth and gives a clear image: imagine a mouth so big that words spill out, so it means someone who 'talks too much' or 'cannot keep secrets'. That's why calling someone a bigmouth warns that they will quickly tell other people's private news.