diarrhea of the mouth

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Noun

diarrhea of the mouth (uncountable)

1. (derogatory, vulgar) foolish talkativeness, logorrhea
   • 1999, Nora Roberts, Inner Harbor:

     He's just a kid, and he's got diarrhea of the mouth, but he's pretty cool.

   • 2005, Gwenda Blair, Donald Trump: Master Apprentice, page 215:

     A psychologist might call his behavior narcissistic, egotistical, and, no doubt, a sign of hidden insecurity. Donald himself called it "truthful hyperbole." Broker Ed Gordon labeled it "diarrhea of the mouth."

   • 2019, Larry Donaldson, “Letter: Words used by the leader of the free world do matter,”, in The Lima News:

     When the person holding the highest office in the land makes derogatory comments about people who have held, or are holding high positions in our military and other institutions of our democracy, this kind of thoughtless diarrhea of the mouth has repercussions around the world.

Related terms

• motormouth

 

Translations

foolish talkativeness

• Esperanto: vortlakso (eo)
• Finnish: puheripuli (fi)
• Russian: слове́сный поно́с m (slovésnyj ponós)