out of the side of one's mouth

prepositional phrase

Falsely; untruthfully; inaccurately.

“talk out of the side of one's mouth”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. figurativelyFalsely; untruthfully; inaccurately.

    talk out of the side of one's mouth

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    speak out of the side of one's mouth

    He [Donald Trump] says some things that, uh, I don't, don't know where he's getting 'em from. I think he talks out of the side of his mouth before he realizes what he says.

    2024 January 15, 7:11 from the start, Vote 2024, in Joseph Camp, director, PBS NewsHour (television production), spoken by Chris Garcia, via Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), archived from the original on 15 Jan 2024

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APA

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

MLA

“out of the side of one's mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20the%20side%20of%20one's%20mouth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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