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bad mouth
bad mouth
Disparage or criticize unduly, malign, as in Why do you constantly bad mouth your colleagues? This term is believed to be of African origin, where the phrase bad mouth signifies a curse or evil spell. [1930s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Araminta | | - | English (Rare) |
Samuilu | | - | Old Church Slavic |
Nuala | | NOO-ə-lah | Irish |
AustĖJa | | - | Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology |
Eve | | EEV (English), EV (French) | English, French, Biblical |
Doron | | - | Hebrew |