as in bastard
informal + disapproving
a loud person; a person who talks too much and who says unpleasant or stupid things
I missed half of the movie's dialogue because of that loudmouth in the back row.
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Recent Examples of loudmouth
In Pitt's performance, his calm in the face of enormous risk speaks louder than a ferocious loudmouth ever could.
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Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Padilla ordinarily is a very polite guy, extraordinary civil — calm, soft-spoken, the opposite of an aggressive loudmouth.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Her uncaring parents were all too happy to have their loudmouth, know-it-all daughter off their hands.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 June 2025
The truck driver instead drops him off at a bar where drunk on mudslides, Ben confronts a loudmouth who knocks him flat.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
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Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Padilla ordinarily is a very polite guy, extraordinary civil — calm, soft-spoken, the opposite of an aggressive loudmouth.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Her uncaring parents were all too happy to have their loudmouth, know-it-all daughter off their hands.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 June 2025
The truck driver instead drops him off at a bar where drunk on mudslides, Ben confronts a loudmouth who knocks him flat.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loudmouth
Noun
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No gasoline from water taxis, no jerk smoke from a beach shack, no sunscreen haze wafting off a catamaran day trip.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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But with Chase alternating between sunny tour guide and cagey sparring partner, Zenovich manages to surgically separate jerk from unconventional genius, as well as the wounded man underneath.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Heated Rivalry is okay, but for Connor Storrie clown is more easy.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
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In front of him, idolatrous Republican lawmakers popped up and down to applaud like clowns in wind-up music boxes of old.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mas, though, does have a joker in his deck.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The billboards feature several animals killed by the rodenticide including a dog, cat, fox, eagle, owl, and hawk.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
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In ancient China, the eclipse was interpreted as a cosmic dragon or dog attempting to swallow the moon whole.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Neville includes a clip from a London play about The Beatles that bore the unwieldy title John, Paul, George, Ringo…and Bert, featured some very bad wigs and makeup and, in keeping with the official story, cast McCartney as the villain.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Hollywood did end up telling that story, with Ben Foster portraying the actor as a villain in the 2015 movie The Program, which Armstrong was not a part of.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Loudmouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loudmouth. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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