bigmouth

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ/ UK /ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

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noun
a loud, talkative person who reveals secrets

Don't tell that bigmouth or the whole town will know.

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1 noun · a loud, talkative person... blabbermouthgossiploudmouthblabbertattletale

Word family

Derived forms bigmouthed

Related forms big mouth

Etymology

A compound of big + mouth (Old English mūþ), used figuratively for a person who talks too much or indiscreetly.

mūþ Old English

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# bigmouth

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ
**IPA (UK):** ˈbɪɡˌmaʊθ

## Meanings
1. a loud, talkative person who reveals secrets

## Examples
- Don't tell that bigmouth or the whole town will know.

## Synonyms
- blabbermouth
- gossip
- loudmouth
- blabber
- tattletale

## Derived Forms
- bigmouthed

## Related Forms
- big
- mouth

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mūþ

## Etymology
A compound of big + mouth (Old English mūþ), used figuratively for a person who talks too much or indiscreetly.

## AI Etymology
Bigmouth is a compound of big + mouth (Old English mūþ), used figuratively for a person who talks too much or indiscreetly. Important recorded forms include mūþ (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a loud, talkative person who reveals secrets. The wider family includes derived forms such as bigmouthed and related words such as big and mouth.

## Topics
- People & Society

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