Slang to find fault (with); criticize or disparage
bad mouth
bad·-mouth
verb
To bad mouth is defined as to disparage or find fault with someone or something and to tell it to another person.
An example of bad mouth is what your neighbor is doing when he tells everyone your lawn is messy.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present badmouths, present participle badmouthing, simple past and past participle badmouthed)
- (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present bad-mouths, present participle bad-mouthing, simple past and past participle bad-mouthed)
- Alternative spelling of badmouth.
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