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mouthy

mouthy

6 7.9
Talking a lot in a rude or disrespectful way
  • adjective
  • /ˈmaʊθi/
  • Offensive
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  • When he started making mouthy comments during the meeting, everyone felt uncomfortable.
  • get mouthy
  • mouthy bitch

So if your girlfriend gets mouthy, you can take it out.

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Examples

  • My son is also strong-willed, stubborn, and "mouthy"—all traits that he comes by honestly from me.

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  • Stacey, you're mouthy.

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  • - Is she always this mouthy?

  • You weren't so mouthy before, Grady.

  • I was so completely mortified, and I tend to get quite mouthy when I'm feeling humiliated.

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  • Okay, don't get mouthy.

  • The mouthy teenager couldn't stop arguing with the teacher in a disrespectful manner.

  • She was being mouthy at the dinner table, challenging her parents' authority.

Synonyms

foul-mouthed
vsmouthy
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9 7.7

A person who often says rude words

is rude by speech but not focused only on obscene words
loud-mouthed
vsmouthy
  • Offensive
3 6.7

A person who speaks loudly and says rude things

is rude and talkative but not necessarily loudly aggressive
lippy
vsmouthy
  • Offensive
1 8.7

Rude or cheeky when talking back to people in charge

is rude and talkative without targeting only authority
rough-spoken
vsmouthy
7.5

A person who speaks in a rude, harsh way

is talkative and impudent rather than only uncouth in tone
bigmouthed
vsmouthy
  • Offensive
6.8

A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets

is rude and impudent rather than merely indiscreet
tonguey
vsmouthy
  • Informal
8.9

Quick to say sharp things that hurt

is more generally rude and talkative, not only sharply critical

Antonyms

5 8.4

A person who does not speak much and seems reserved

3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

Compounds

mouthy attitude
  • Offensive
7.4

Talking in a rude, bold way that challenges people

How Rude

insolent
22 7.1
brazen
37 7.3
mouthy
  • Offensive
6 7.9
sassy
  • Informal
43 7.2
cheeky
  • Informal
33 4.8

Surface Forms

mouthy positive

Morphology

mouthy = mouth (semi-transparent) = mouth + y

The adjective derives from 'mouth' + '-y' but the specialized sense 'impertinent, disrespectful' involves a figurative shift from physical mouth to backtalk/insolence that is not fully predictable.

Etymology

Mouthy comes from mouth plus the ending -y, meaning 'full of', and it paints a picture of someone who 'has a lot of mouth' or gives backtalk. That's why mouthy describes a person who talks a lot in a rude or disrespectful way.