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potty mouth

idiom
Meaning

The characteristic of regularly using vulgar language, especially strong profanities.


Examples
SIMPLE

You should stop using such a potty mouth at school.

CONTEXTUAL

The teacher warned the student that his potty mouth would lead to a detention if he did not change his language.

COMPLEX

Despite his professional appearance and calm demeanor, he possessed a surprising potty mouth that emerged whenever he became frustrated with his colleagues.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all mouth and no trousers

    Alternative form of all mouth and trousers.

  2. 02

    all mouth and trousers

    Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

  3. 03

    all one's taste is in one's mouth

    One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.

  4. 04

    bad taste in one's mouth

    A feeling that something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.

  5. 05

    big mouth

    The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.

  6. 06

    born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

    Born rich, or into a wealthy family.

  7. 07

    butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

    The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).

  8. 08

    down in the mouth

    Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.

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