English Explanatory Dictionary

foot-in-mouth disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʊɾ.ɪnˌmaʊθ dəzˈiz/ /- dɪzˈiz/ [ˈɸʊɾ-] En-us-foot-in-mouth disease.ogg En-au-foot-in-mouth disease.ogg

Word forms

foot-in-mouth disease

Etymology

Humorous conflation of foot-and-mouth disease and put one's foot in one's mouth.

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