bean mouth
- noun
- Offensive
:
chismoso (informal, despectivo)
- Don't be such a bean mouth; try to keep some things private.
Examples
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My neighbor is a real bean mouth who can't keep secrets.
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She has a bean mouth when it comes to gossip.
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Everyone knows he's a bean mouth about the latest news.
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Don't be such a bean mouth!
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My neighbor is a real bean mouth who can't keep secrets.
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Everyone knows he's a bean mouth about the latest news.
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Don't be such a bean mouth; try to keep some things private.
Synonyms
49
4.8
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
41
2.2
A person who likes to talk about others' private lives and share rumors
21
6.7
A person who talks too much, often loudly, and reveals private things
13
6.8
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things and bores other people
10
7.5
A person who talks too much and tells other people's secrets
9
4.2
A person who talks a lot and often does not stop
4
7.9
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
3
8.4
A person who talks quickly and too much, annoying others
1
2.8
A person who often talks about other people's private lives and spreads rumors
1
7.7
A person who talks too much and tells secrets
1
8.4
A person who often tells private stories about other people
1
7.9
A person who talks a lot in a loud, annoying way
1
9.9
A person, often a woman, who talks a lot and cannot pay attention
1
8.2
A person who talks too much in an annoying way
1
5.5
A person who talks a lot and often annoys others
1
9.9
A person who talks a lot about small, unimportant things
1
8.2
A person who talks a lot about unimportant things
A person who speaks too much and stops other people from speaking
A person who talks a lot, often in a funny way
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
Antonyms
How Talkative
- Offensive
10
7.5
- Informal
9
4.2
- Offensive
69
2.1
4
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The element 'mouth' clearly signals talkativeness or impertinent speech, which gives a learner a clue that the MWE relates to talking. However, 'bean' (here glossed as 'head') does not transparently contribute the sense of habitual gossiping and the compound is an uncommon, non‑canonical collocation, so the full idiomatic sense is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The noun bean mouth likely comes from the old idea of 'spilling the beans', meaning to tell secrets, joined with mouth, the part that speaks. Because of the clear picture of a mouth that always spills secrets, bean mouth means 'a person who talks too much or gossips'.