motormouths

noun

plural of motormouth
as in magpies
a person who talks constantly I had to listen to the motormouth's cell phone conversations for the entire commute

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  1. magpies
  2. gossips
  3. gossipers
Noun
  • The district further encouraged the public to report dead birds — particularly crows, jays, and magpies which are especially susceptible to the West Nile virus — to the California Department of Public Health to aid with mosquito surveillance and control efforts.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • Why all single magpies have to be men is unclear — the patriarchy in action.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of magpies
Noun
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • The piece contends that while rumors circulated among political gossips and online, these remained unsubstantiated whispers that did not meet journalism’s evidentiary threshold for publication.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of gossips
Noun
  • Jessica Simpson has gotten used to gossipers gossiping about her private life.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of gossipers
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