mushmouthedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌʃˈmaʊðd/, U.S.

/ˈməʃˌmaʊðd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mush n.¹, mouthed adj.

Etymology: < mush n.¹ + mouthed adj., after mushmouth n.

U.S. slang.

Of speech: indistinct, imprecise, sloppy. Of a person: having a drawling or indistinct accent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct

rough-spoken1633

thick-speaking1861

burring1883

mushmouthed1909

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct > of speech

thicka1398

clipped1483

unlanguaged1677

slurred1746

slithering1840

slurring1848

mushmouth1902

mushmouthed1909

slurry1937

side-of-the-mouth1939

1909 Catholic Educ. Assoc. Bull. Nov. 179 All we can say of this method [sc. the Kikero theory] is that it is a good ‘theory’; but it sounds supremely ridiculous in its English ‘mush-mouthed drawl’.

1938 E. Caldwell Southways 91 He could have been put in the ground a lot sooner if that jabbering preacher and that mush-mouthed black-boy would have laid aside their jawboning.

1983 G. Benford Against Infinity v. 76 The men passed the records around, calling out snatches of official directives nearly a century old, laughing at the stiff Earther terms and mush-mouthed way of talking.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mushmouthed
释义	mushmouthedadj. Brit. /ˌmʌʃˈmaʊðd/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌmaʊðd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mush n.¹, mouthed adj. Etymology: < mush n.¹ + mouthed adj., after mushmouth n. U.S. slang. Of speech: indistinct, imprecise, sloppy. Of a person: having a drawling or indistinct accent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct rough-spoken1633 thick-speaking1861 burring1883 mushmouthed1909 the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct > of speech thicka1398 clipped1483 unlanguaged1677 slurred1746 slithering1840 slurring1848 mushmouth1902 mushmouthed1909 slurry1937 side-of-the-mouth1939 1909 Catholic Educ. Assoc. Bull. Nov. 179 All we can say of this method [sc. the Kikero theory] is that it is a good ‘theory’; but it sounds supremely ridiculous in its English ‘mush-mouthed drawl’. 1938 E. Caldwell Southways 91 He could have been put in the ground a lot sooner if that jabbering preacher and that mush-mouthed black-boy would have laid aside their jawboning. 1983 G. Benford Against Infinity v. 76 The men passed the records around, calling out snatches of official directives nearly a century old, laughing at the stiff Earther terms and mush-mouthed way of talking. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909
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