poor-mouth

A form of poormouth — A poor (impoverished) person, or one who claims to be so; especially, one who cries poormouth (conspicuously makes this claim).

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Meanings

verbpoor-mouth (third-person singular simple present poor-mouths, present participle poor-mouthing, simple past and past participle poor-mouthed)

present singular third person poor-mouths · participle present poor-mouthing · participle past poor-mouthed · past poor-mouthed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of poormouth.
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APA

poor-mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor-mouth

MLA

“poor-mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor-mouth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poor-mouth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor-mouth.

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