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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
  • Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • John Deacon, Queen The members of Queen were magpies who could throw just about anything, from opera to rockabilly, into their world-conquering arena rock.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of magpies
Noun
  • For an adolescent navigating friendships, rejection, identity and belonging, something that never judges them or gossips and is always available can be incredibly compelling.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Group chats have—rightfully—earned a reputation as containers for gossips or for the airing of grievances that someone might not want to fully offer out loud to the public, and mine are not absent those things, from time to time.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 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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“Motormouths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motormouths. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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