flannelmouth

flan·nel·mouth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flan-l-mouth]
- /ˈflæn lˌmaʊθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flan-l-mouth]
- /ˈflæn lˌmaʊθ/

Definitions of flannelmouth word

noun plural flannelmouth a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting. 1
noun plural flannelmouth a person whose speech is smoothly deceptive. 1
noun flannelmouth A person who talks too much, especially in a boastful or deceitful way. 1

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Origin of flannelmouth

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; flannel + mouth

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Parts of speech for Flannelmouth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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flannelmouth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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