foulmouthed

adjective

foul·​mouthed ˈfau̇(-ə)l-ˌmaüt͟hd How to pronounce foulmouthed (audio)
-ˌmau̇tht
: given to the use of obscene, profane, or abusive language

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That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Modern American popular culture contains many jocular characters that resemble this folkloric bird, who is delightfully impervious to pain, from cartoon characters such as the Road Runner – an actual bird – to the foulmouthed, self-regenerating antihero Deadpool. Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025 The foulmouthed movie exec earned Barinholtz his first Emmy nomination, one of 23 for the hit series. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025 The Daily Show host also issued a foulmouthed message to CBS after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader. Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 The first big hero of the moment was the beer-swilling, leather-wearing, foulmouthed Stone Cold Steve Austin, who appropriated a famous Bible verse for his own purposes. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 Woody Harrelson plays the McCain strategist/bouncer Steve Schmidt, all shoulders and gleaming cranium; Ed Harris plays a rambunctious, foulmouthed, wide-eyed McCain; and Julianne Moore, from a place of truly Strasbergian inwardness, plays Palin. James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foulmouthed was in the 15th century

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“Foulmouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foulmouthed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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