cry poormouth

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cry poormouth

verb cries poormouth · crying poormouth · cried poormouth

informal, intransitive To claim to be poor, especially in a conspicuous and self-pitying way. Don't take her drama too seriously. She's always crying poormouth.
Similar: poormouth

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@misc{cry_poormouth_2026,
  title = {cry poormouth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cry%20poormouth},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}