mouth off

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mouth off

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From mouth + off.

verb mouths off · mouthing off · mouthed off

  1. intransitive, slang To complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner.
  2. ambitransitive, slang To talk impudently, especially to one's superior. And don't you mouth off to me, or I'm gonna slap you right in your penis.

Similar: shoot one's mouth off

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verb

Similar: shoot one's mouth off

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verb to complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner

Françaisse plaindre
Русскийраспускать язык raspuskatʹ jazyk

verb to talk impudently, especially to one's superior

Русскийдерзить derzitʹ

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@misc{mouth_off_2026,
  title = {mouth off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mouth%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}