cry poormouth
cry poormouth verb: to claim to be poor, especially in a conspicuous and self-pitying way.
Verb
cry poormouth (third-person singular simple present cries poormouth, present participle crying poormouth, simple past and past participle cried poormouth)
- To claim to be poor, especially in a conspicuous and self-pitying way.
- Don't take her drama too seriously. She's always crying poormouth.
- The true state of the taxi fleets' finances, a condition that is central to the question of how much more—if anything—the city's 800,000 daily riders should be asked to pay, is a mystery. Were the fleets, which operate 58 per cent of the 11,779 cabs licensed to cruise New York's streets (the rest...1971 January 4, Richard Phalon, “After the cab strike: How was the meter made? The City Politic [column]”, in New York, volume 4, number 1, page 8
- Synonyms:
- poormouth
Synonyms of cry poormouth
Forms of cry poormouth
| third-person singular present | cries poormouth |
|---|---|
| present participle | crying poormouth |
| past participle | cried poormouth |
| past | cried poormouth |
Questions about cry poormouth
- What does cry poormouth mean?
- Cry poormouth means to claim to be poor, especially in a conspicuous and self-pitying way.
- What part of speech is cry poormouth?
- Cry poormouth is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cry poormouth?
- The past tense of cry poormouth is cried poormouth.
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