diarrhea of the mouth

noun

Foolish talkativeness, logorrhea.

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Meanings

noundiarrhea of the mouth (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryslanguncountablevulgarFoolish talkativeness, logorrhea.

    He's just a kid, and he's got diarrhea of the mouth, but he's pretty cool.

    1999, Nora Roberts, Inner Harbor
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    A psychologist might call his behavior narcissistic, egotistical, and, no doubt, a sign of hidden insecurity. Donald himself called it "truthful hyperbole." Broker Ed Gordon labeled it "diarrhea of the mouth."

    2005, Gwenda Blair, Donald Trump: Master Apprentice, page 215

    When the person holding the highest office in the land makes derogatory comments about people who have held, or are holding high positions in our military and other institutions of our democracy, this kind of thoughtless diarrhea of the mouth has repercussions around the world.

    2019, Larry Donaldson, “Letter: Words used by the leader of the free world do matter,”, in The Lima News

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chattinesslogorrheatalkativenesstalkativity

Translations

Esperanto vortlakso
  • vortlaksofoolish talkativeness
Finnish puheripuli
  • puheripulifoolish talkativeness
Polish gadulstwo, gadatliwość
  • gadulstwofoolish talkativeness
  • gadatliwośćfoolish talkativeness
Russian слове́сный поно́с
  • слове́сный поно́с (slovésnyj ponós)foolish talkativeness
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APA

diarrhea of the mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarrhea%20of%20the%20mouth

MLA

“diarrhea of the mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarrhea%20of%20the%20mouth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diarrhea of the mouth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarrhea%20of%20the%20mouth.

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