flannelmouth

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who speaks in an unclear, muffled, or sluggish manner. dated,informal
    — "Oh!—Oh!—Oh!" Bert screamed, with every blow she struck "Hey, old flannel-mouth! Watch out! You'll get yours in a second."
  2. One who speaks in a glib manner with the intent of deceiving or manipulating others. dated,informal
    — 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.

词形变化

flannelmouths plural flannel-mouth alternative flannel mouth alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
flannel-mouthed

词源

From flannel + mouth.
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