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]
See also: bad, mouth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Araminta-English (Rare)
Samuilu-Old Church Slavic
NualaNOO-ə-lahIrish
AustĖJa-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
EveEEV (English), EV (French)English, French, Biblical
Doron-Hebrew