sailor's mouth

A form of sailor mouth — A propensity to use vulgar language.

Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of sailor mouth.

    She also has a vicious smile, a cutting wit and sailor’s mouth like a drag queen possessed — maybe actually possessed. I ate it up.

    2021 September 17, Erik Piepenburg, “Five Horror Movies to Stream Now”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2021
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    Fixing them with her striking gray-green eyes, she [Mila Kunis] converses with each for several minutes, proving that she's a pro at the art of the schmooze, even though she claims, "I have a sailor's mouth. I don't know what it's like to not speak my mind."

    2008 October 16, Cristy Lytal, “'I was a good kid'”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2019

    “I love her honesty, intelligence, humor, and sailor’s mouth,” he [Edward Hemingway] says. “She curses with the best of them.”

    2016 June 11, Hailey Eber, “Why Hemingway’s grandson will never grow a beard”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2016
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