bad mouthn.

Brit.

/ˌbad ˈmaʊθ/, U.S.

/ˈbæd ˈmaʊθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., mouth n.

Etymology: < bad adj. + mouth n.With sense 1 compare French Creole (Dominica) bouch-kabwit , (Guadeloupe) lang a kabrit , both lit. ‘goat mouth’ (on account of goats being associated with bad influence). With sense 2 compare French Creole (St Lucia, Tobago, Trinidad) mové-lang, lit. ‘bad tongue, bad mouth’.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

1. Esp. in African-American usage: a curse, a jinx, a bad spell. Chiefly in to put (a) bad mouth on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse

curse1382

taking1541

ban1603

malignation1652

bad mouth1832

brujería1838

weird1874

Indian sign1901

hex1909

whammy1940

1832 S. G. Goodrich Syst. Universal Geogr. 267 They [sc. negroes in the southern United States] have no obi-men, though they fear an evil prediction, which they call ‘putting a bad mouth’ upon a person.

1835 W. G. Simms Partisan I. xv. 190 Maybe..he has an enemy, and would have a bad mouth put upon him.

1853 Putnam's Monthly Mag. July 47/1 I almost believe that stupid Mr. Twitty put a bad mouth on the day.

1890 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 3 205 I was once told by some negro field-hands that a certain old black woman whom I knew had the power of putting ‘bad mouth’ on whomsoever she pleased, and it was therefore the wisest plan not to anger her.

1927 R. E. Kennedy Gritny People 112 She..assured him that she would be the ‘las' person in dis worl' to put bad mouth on him an' roll any stone in his way’.

1970 H. M. Hyatt Hoodoo i. 255 I have known of people that have had the record of saying that they could put a bad mouth on you.

1995 M. Collins Colour of Forgetting 44 But I don't want to put bad mouth on this thing. God prevent that from happening.

2. Evil or slanderous talk; malicious gossip; severe criticism or disparagement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [noun]

balec1220

ordurec1390

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opprobry?a1475

revilingc1475

vituperation1481

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vitupery1489

convicy1526

abusion?1530

blasphemation1533

pelta1540

oblatration?1552

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abuse1559

inveighing1568

invection1590

revilement1590

invective1602

opprobration1623

invecture1633

thunder and lightning1638

raillery1669

rattlinga1677

blackguarding1742

pillory1770

slang1805

slangwhanging1809

bullyragging1820

slanging1856

bespattering1862

bespatterment1870

bad-mouthing1939

bad mouth1947

slagging1956

flak1968

verbal1970

handbagging1987

pelters1992

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun]

teleeOE

folk-leasinga1000

tolec1000

wrayingc1000

missaw?c1225

slanderc1290

disclanderc1300

famationc1325

noisec1325

skander1338

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misspeecha1375

slanderingc1380

biting1382

defaminga1400

filtha1400

missaya1400

obloquya1438

oblocution?a1439

juroryc1440

defamationa1450

defamea1450

forspeaking1483

depravinga1500

defamya1513

injury?1518

depravation1526

maledictiona1530

abusion?1530

blasphemation1533

infamation1533

insectationa1535

calumning1541

calumniation?1549

abuse1559

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belying?1565

illingc1575

scandalizing1575

misparlance?1577

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noisec1613

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bollocking1653

vilification1653

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blasphemya1656

traduction1656

calumniating1660

blaspheming1677

aspersing1702

blowing1710

infamizing1827

malignation1836

mud-slinging1858

mud-throwing1864

denigration1868

mud-flinging1876

dénigrement1883

malignment1885

injurious falsehood1907

mud-sling1919

bad-mouthing1939

bad mouth1947

trash-talking1974

1947 Georgia Rev. Summer 176 It is still quite unscientifically the fashion to ‘put a bad mouth’ on the Southern climate.

1960 C. L. Cooper Scene i. 6 Rudy wondered how the bad mouth about him had started.

1979 Fortune 12 Mar. 149/2 The bad-mouth went out over the CB network. Every accident was blamed on the anti-skid brake.

1993 W. Coleman Hand Dance ii. 107 Crystal started the bad mouth. ‘This looks like Commie propaganda. Look at the women. How come the women don't look so bad.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bad mouth
释义	bad mouthn. Brit. /ˌbad ˈmaʊθ/, U.S. /ˈbæd ˈmaʊθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., mouth n. Etymology: < bad adj. + mouth n.With sense 1 compare French Creole (Dominica) bouch-kabwit , (Guadeloupe) lang a kabrit , both lit. ‘goat mouth’ (on account of goats being associated with bad influence). With sense 2 compare French Creole (St Lucia, Tobago, Trinidad) mové-lang, lit. ‘bad tongue, bad mouth’. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. Esp. in African-American usage: a curse, a jinx, a bad spell. Chiefly in to put (a) bad mouth on. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse curse1382 taking1541 ban1603 malignation1652 bad mouth1832 brujería1838 weird1874 Indian sign1901 hex1909 whammy1940 1832 S. G. Goodrich Syst. Universal Geogr. 267 They [sc. negroes in the southern United States] have no obi-men, though they fear an evil prediction, which they call ‘putting a bad mouth’ upon a person. 1835 W. G. Simms Partisan I. xv. 190 Maybe..he has an enemy, and would have a bad mouth put upon him. 1853 Putnam's Monthly Mag. July 47/1 I almost believe that stupid Mr. Twitty put a bad mouth on the day. 1890 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 3 205 I was once told by some negro field-hands that a certain old black woman whom I knew had the power of putting ‘bad mouth’ on whomsoever she pleased, and it was therefore the wisest plan not to anger her. 1927 R. E. Kennedy Gritny People 112 She..assured him that she would be the ‘las' person in dis worl' to put bad mouth on him an' roll any stone in his way’. 1970 H. M. Hyatt Hoodoo i. 255 I have known of people that have had the record of saying that they could put a bad mouth on you. 1995 M. Collins Colour of Forgetting 44 But I don't want to put bad mouth on this thing. God prevent that from happening. 2. Evil or slanderous talk; malicious gossip; severe criticism or disparagement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [noun] balec1220 ordurec1390 revile1439 brawlingc1440 railing1466 opprobry?a1475 revilingc1475 vituperation1481 vituper1484 vitupery1489 convicy1526 abusion?1530 blasphemation1533 pelta1540 oblatration?1552 words of mischief1555 abuse1559 inveighing1568 invection1590 revilement1590 invective1602 opprobration1623 invecture1633 thunder and lightning1638 raillery1669 rattlinga1677 blackguarding1742 pillory1770 slang1805 slangwhanging1809 bullyragging1820 slanging1856 bespattering1862 bespatterment1870 bad-mouthing1939 bad mouth1947 slagging1956 flak1968 verbal1970 handbagging1987 pelters1992 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] teleeOE folk-leasinga1000 tolec1000 wrayingc1000 missaw?c1225 slanderc1290 disclanderc1300 famationc1325 noisec1325 skander1338 missaying1340 misspeecha1375 slanderingc1380 biting1382 defaminga1400 filtha1400 missaya1400 obloquya1438 oblocution?a1439 juroryc1440 defamationa1450 defamea1450 forspeaking1483 depravinga1500 defamya1513 injury?1518 depravation1526 maledictiona1530 abusion?1530 blasphemation1533 infamation1533 insectationa1535 calumning1541 calumniation?1549 abuse1559 calumnying1563 calumny1564 belying?1565 illingc1575 scandalizing1575 misparlance?1577 blot1587 libelling1587 scandal1596 traducement1597 injurying1604 deprave1610 vilifying1611 noisec1613 disfame1620 sycophancy1622 aspersion1633 disreport1640 medisance1648 bollocking1653 vilification1653 sugillation1654 blasphemya1656 traduction1656 calumniating1660 blaspheming1677 aspersing1702 blowing1710 infamizing1827 malignation1836 mud-slinging1858 mud-throwing1864 denigration1868 mud-flinging1876 dénigrement1883 malignment1885 injurious falsehood1907 mud-sling1919 bad-mouthing1939 bad mouth1947 trash-talking1974 1947 Georgia Rev. Summer 176 It is still quite unscientifically the fashion to ‘put a bad mouth’ on the Southern climate. 1960 C. L. Cooper Scene i. 6 Rudy wondered how the bad mouth about him had started. 1979 Fortune 12 Mar. 149/2 The bad-mouth went out over the CB network. Every accident was blamed on the anti-skid brake. 1993 W. Coleman Hand Dance ii. 107 Crystal started the bad mouth. ‘This looks like Commie propaganda. Look at the women. How come the women don't look so bad.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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