put the bad mouth on

verb

To speak ill of; to vilify.

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Meanings

verbput the bad mouth on (third-person singular simple present puts the bad mouth on, present participle putting the bad mouth on, simple past and past participle put the bad mouth on)

present singular third person puts the bad mouth on · participle present putting the bad mouth on

  1. idiomaticTo speak ill of; to vilify.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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