Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foot-in-mouth disease

/ˈfʊɾ.ɪnˌmaʊθ dəzˈiz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: foot-in--mouth dis-ease
IPA: /ˈfʊɾ.ɪnˌmaʊθ dəzˈiz/

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They attempt to straddle all issues and, consequently, when a slip occurs, the result is foot-in-mouth disease."
"Maybe you suffer from foot-in-mouth disease, too, at least occasionally. If so, then I expect you've also learned about the remedy."

Etymology

Humorous conflation of foot-and-mouth disease and put one's foot in one's mouth.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfʊɾ.ɪnˌmaʊθ dəzˈiz/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce foot-in-mouth disease?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊɾ.ɪnˌmaʊθ dəzˈiz/.
What does foot-in-mouth disease mean?: A tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.
Where does foot-in-mouth disease come from?: Humorous conflation of foot-and-mouth disease and put one's foot in one's mouth.

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