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plum in one's mouth

plum in one's mouth noun: an accent resembling Received Pronunciation (often described as plummy).

Noun

plum in one's mouth

  1. An accent resembling Received Pronunciation (often described as plummy).
    • Pulse 108, appetite good, bowels regular, utterance thick and indistinct, speaks as if he had a plum in his mouth, walks with his legs wide apart, does not stagger, not dirty, has control over sphincters.1872, The Journal of Mental Science, volume 17, page 12
    • The fact is that King Edward has all his life spoken as if he had a plum in his mouth. Like all his family he speaks with a thick guttural voice and a German accent, which people who wish to be thought fashionable try to imitate1901, The Medical News, volume 79, page 833
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see plum, in, mouth.

Questions about plum in one's mouth

What does plum in one's mouth mean?
Plum in one's mouth means an accent resembling Received Pronunciation (often described as plummy).
What part of speech is plum in one's mouth?
Plum in one's mouth is a noun.

Words near plum in one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. plum fruit moth
  2. plum gouger
  3. plum gougers
  4. plum grape
  5. plum grapes
  6. plum in one's mouth
  7. Plum Island
  8. plum juniper
  9. plum leafhopper
  10. plum leafhoppers
  11. plum peach

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