mouthy
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈmaʊθi/
- Offensive
- When he started making mouthy comments during the meeting, everyone felt uncomfortable.
- get mouthy
- mouthy bitch
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Examples
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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?
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You weren't so mouthy before, Grady.
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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.
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The mouthy teenager couldn't stop arguing with the teacher in a disrespectful manner.
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She was being mouthy at the dinner table, challenging her parents' authority.
Synonyms
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7.7
A person who often says rude words
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6.7
A person who speaks loudly and says rude things
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8.7
Rude or cheeky when talking back to people in charge
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6.8
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
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8.9
Quick to say sharp things that hurt
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7.5
A person who speaks in a rude, harsh way
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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.