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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 dance
  2. flannel dances
  3. flannel flower
  4. flannel flowers
  5. flannel leaf
  6. flannel mouth
  7. flannel mouths
  8. flannel panel
  9. flannel panels
  10. flannel weed
  11. flannel weeds

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