poor-mouth

1. verb To speak negatively, disparagingly, or unflatteringly about someone or something. Why are you always poor-mouthing Tiffany? You don't even know her that well! I'm not trying to poor-mouth my peers, I just want to be honest about my experience in this industry.

2. verb To complain repeatedly or incessantly of one's poverty, especially so as to inspire sympathy or charity in others. Tom always starts poor-mouthing whenever we go out for a meal, whining about how things are too expensive on his reduced income. I usually end up buying his dinner for him just to shut him up! You've poor-mouthed to me for the last time, Nancy. Either you pay your share of the rent, or you get out.

3. noun A complaint or plea about one's poverty or limited financial means. I'm not trying to play the poor-mouth or anything, but I want to explain why I can't come along on the trip. He ordered the most expensive items on the menu, then had the gall to put on the poor-mouth when it came time to divvy up the bill!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

poor-mouth

1. tv. to speak ill of someone. (see also bad-mouth.) Please don’t poor-mouth my brother.

2. in. to speak repeatedly of how little money one has; to plead poverty. Spend more time looking for a job and less time poor-mouthing.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

dirty-mouth
bad mouth
bad-mouth
crap on (someone or something)
dog
dogg
dogs
cast aspersions
cast aspersions on
cast aspersions, to

References in periodicals archive

Bold when they need to be, tender when required, Snow Patrol easily avoid becoming poor-mouth cousins of Coldplay or U2.

SNOW BUSINESS; BUY IT

I think this may be a clue as to why our various government agencies are always crying poor-mouth.

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG

"You're going to see, you've already seen, a lot of poor-mouth talk by dioceses.

Lawyer struggles with his church's seamy side: working on sex abuse cases, Catholic encounters `emotionally gutted' clients, bishops' `crocodile tears'. (Church In Crisis)

automakers have poor-mouthed their ability to raise the fuel-efficiency of their auto fleets.

Out of the frying pan: perverse responses to global warming

词组	poor-mouth
释义	poor-mouth poor-mouth 1. verb To speak negatively, disparagingly, or unflatteringly about someone or something. Why are you always poor-mouthing Tiffany? You don't even know her that well! I'm not trying to poor-mouth my peers, I just want to be honest about my experience in this industry. 2. verb To complain repeatedly or incessantly of one's poverty, especially so as to inspire sympathy or charity in others. Tom always starts poor-mouthing whenever we go out for a meal, whining about how things are too expensive on his reduced income. I usually end up buying his dinner for him just to shut him up! You've poor-mouthed to me for the last time, Nancy. Either you pay your share of the rent, or you get out. 3. noun A complaint or plea about one's poverty or limited financial means. I'm not trying to play the poor-mouth or anything, but I want to explain why I can't come along on the trip. He ordered the most expensive items on the menu, then had the gall to put on the poor-mouth when it came time to divvy up the bill! Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. poor-mouth 1. tv. to speak ill of someone. (see also bad-mouth.) Please don’t poor-mouth my brother. 2. in. to speak repeatedly of how little money one has; to plead poverty. Spend more time looking for a job and less time poor-mouthing. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: dirty-mouth bad mouth bad-mouth crap on (someone or something) dog dogg dogs cast aspersions cast aspersions on cast aspersions, to References in periodicals archive Bold when they need to be, tender when required, Snow Patrol easily avoid becoming poor-mouth cousins of Coldplay or U2. SNOW BUSINESS; BUY IT I think this may be a clue as to why our various government agencies are always crying poor-mouth. LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG "You're going to see, you've already seen, a lot of poor-mouth talk by dioceses. Lawyer struggles with his church's seamy side: working on sex abuse cases, Catholic encounters `emotionally gutted' clients, bishops' `crocodile tears'. (Church In Crisis) automakers have poor-mouthed their ability to raise the fuel-efficiency of their auto fleets. Out of the frying pan: perverse responses to global warming
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