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shoot one's mouth off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
shoot one's -mouth off
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make reckless or exaggerated statements.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

shoots one's mouth off (present, singular) shooting one's mouth off (participle, present) shot one's mouth off (participle, past) shot one's mouth off (past)

Frequently Paired Words

loudmouth

Synonyms

mouth off shoot from the lip shoot off at the mouth shoot off one's mouth lip off

Questions

What does shoot one's mouth off mean?
To make reckless or exaggerated statements.

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