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verbal diarrhea

Babbling, longwinded talk; inane and lengthy chatter. Primarily heard in US. I get so nervous when I go out on dates that I always start getting verbal diarrhea and sounding like a fool.

See also: diarrhea, verbal

diarrhea of the mouth

 and diarrhea of the jawbone

Fig. constant talking; a "disorder" involving constant talking. Wow, does he ever have diarrhea of the mouth! You're getting diarrhea of the jawbone again.

See also: diarrhea, mouth, of

verbal diarrhoea

  (British, American & Australian humorous) also verbal diarrhea (American & Australian humorous)

if someone has verbal diarrhoea, they talk too much It was awful - a whole evening with this guy who had verbal diarrhoea.

See also: verbal

diarrhea of the mouth

and diarrhea of the jawbone

n. an imaginary disease involving constant talking. Wow, does he ever have diarrhea of the mouth! Sorry. I seem to get diarrhea of the jawbone whenever I get in front of an audience.

See also: diarrhea, mouth, of

diarrhea of the jawbone

verb

See diarrhea of the mouth

See also: diarrhea, jawbone, of