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flannelmouths

flannelmouths is the plural 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

Questions about flannelmouths

What is flannelmouths the plural of?
Flannelmouths is the plural of flannelmouth.

Words near flannelmouths in the dictionary

  1. flannelling
  2. flannells
  3. flannelly
  4. flannelmouth
  5. flannelmouthed
  6. flannelmouths
  7. flannels
  8. flannelweed
  9. flannelweeds
  10. flannely
  11. flannen

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