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spout off

 (about someone or something)

1. to brag or boast about someone or something. Stop spouting off about Tom. Nobody could be that good! Alice is spouting off about her new car.

2. to speak out publicly about someone or something; to reveal information publicly about someone or something. I wish you wouldn't spout off about my family affairs in public. There is no point in spouting off about this problem.

See also: off, spout

spout off

v.

1. To speak continuously and tediously: I dread spending an evening with my cousins and listening to them spout off about their last vacation.

2. To utter something that is long-winded and tedious: I'd hoped for a simple answer, but the mechanic spouted off a technical explanation that confused me even more. The tour guides have to memorize the speech until they can spout it off without effort.

See also: off, spout