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flannel-mouth

flannel-mouth is the alternative form of flannelmouth.

Meaning of flannelmouth

Noun

flannelmouth (plural flannelmouths)

  1. (dated, informal) One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner.
    • "Oh!—Oh!—Oh!" Bert screamed, with every blow she struck "Hey, old flannel-mouth! Watch out! You'll get yours in a second."1913, Jack London, chapter 4, in The Valley of the Moon
  2. (dated, informal) One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others.
    • Uncle Sedgwick, who is considered around and about as somewhat of a flannelmouth, has talked Drizzlepuss into going ice fishing. . . . Uncle can tell you some wonderful fish stories, but, boy, I've never known a guy who's so careless with the truth.1947 January 6, George O'Halloran, “Chester the Pup”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 11 Oct 2011, page 2

Forms of flannel-mouth

pluralflannel-mouths

Questions about flannel-mouth

What is flannel-mouth the alternative form of?
Flannel-mouth is the alternative form of flannelmouth.

Words near flannel-mouth in the dictionary

  1. flannel mouths
  2. flannel panel
  3. flannel panels
  4. flannel weed
  5. flannel weeds
  6. flannel-mouth
  7. flannel-mouthed
  8. flannel-mouths
  9. flannelboard
  10. flannelboards
  11. flannelbush

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