as in bastard
informal + disapproving
a loud person; a person who talks too much and who says unpleasant or stupid things
I missed half of the movie's dialogue because of that loudmouth in the back row.
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Recent Examples of loudmouth
There is a super-powerful tech mogul (Gaby Hoffman) and a rich Wall Street creep (Clark Gregg); there is a hypocritical alternative media loudmouth (Dan Stevens).
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
McCarthy gives a great performance, playing up the press secretary’s more boorish traits as a gum-guzzling loudmouth that mangles words and twists facts like pretzels.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
As a result, Liston found himself, for the first time, with a mandate from boxing pundits: to put the loudmouth upstart in his place.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
McCarthy gives a great performance, playing up the press secretary’s more boorish traits as a gum-guzzling loudmouth that mangles words and twists facts like pretzels.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
As a result, Liston found himself, for the first time, with a mandate from boxing pundits: to put the loudmouth upstart in his place.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loudmouth
Noun
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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Someone actually just said to me that all the men in the book are jerks.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Caro Stowell of Thomasville was dressed up like a clown.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The White Lotus isn’t the only piece of content that’s down to clown with sibling-on-sibling action!—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is also the question of spoofing, a joker in the pack.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
Noun
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Even when a big threat does arrive on the scene, the heroes aren't there right away, so plenty of innocent people get hurt before a villain gets brought to justice.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Whereas Serena could easily have emerged as a one-note villain, from the beginning of her tenure on the series, Strahovski has imbued Serena with a soulfulness that often puts the audience uncomfortably on her side, despite her reprehensible actions.—
Scarlett Harris,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Loudmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loudmouth. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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