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all mouth and trousers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
al-l -mouth and trousers
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

British usage

Etymology

From mouth, meaning "talk" rather than action, and trousers, presumably at the time of origin, a reference to masculinity, either as trousers as a male item of clothing, or a reference to the genitals.

Usage

Inflected Forms

all mouth and no trousers (alternative)

Phrases

all hat and no cattle money talks, bullshit walks walk the talk walk the walk talk the talk

Frequently Paired Words

all hat and no cattle money talks, bullshit walks walk the talk walk the walk talk the talk

Synonyms

all fart and no shit all fart and no poo

Questions

What does all mouth and trousers mean?
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
Where does all mouth and trousers come from?
From mouth, meaning "talk" rather than action, and trousers, presumably at the time of origin, a reference to masculinity, either as trousers as a male item of clothing, or a reference to the genitals.

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