Closemouth

/ˈkloʊsmaʊθ/ noun

Definition

A person who is secretive or unwilling to talk; someone who keeps information private.

Etymology

From 'close' (shut, tight) plus 'mouth.' It's a noun form that personifies someone with a metaphorically closed mouth.

Kelly Says

Calling someone a 'closemouth' is actually an interesting regional usage—it's more common in African American Vernacular English and Caribbean English, showing how language varies geographically and culturally!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነገር
en-de ne-ger
ARالعربية
مُقيّد
mu-qi-id
BNবাংলা
মুখ বন্ধ
muk-h bondh
CACatalà
de boca tancada
de bo-ka tan-ka-da
CSČeština
mlčky
ml-cky
DADansk
stille
stil-le
DEDeutsch
verschwiegen
ver-shwi-gen
ELΕλληνικά
συκοφάντης
si-ko-fan-tes
ESEspañol
reservado
re-ser-vah-doh
FAفارسی
مُقيّد
mu-qi-id
FISuomi
hiljainen
hil-jai-nen
FRFrançais
discrète
dis-kret
GUGU
દ્વિષા
dvishā
HAHA
gaban
ga-ban
HEעברית
סגור פה
s-gor pa
HIहिन्दी
मुख बंद
muk-h band
HUMagyar
csendes
chen-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendiam
pen-dee-am
IGIG
nke
n-keh
ITItaliano
chiuso
kwee-zo
JA日本語
口を閉ざす
kuchi wo tozasu
KKKK
жүректі
jyr-e-kti
KMKM
沈黙
sen-mok
KO한국어
입을 다문
ip-eul da-mun
MRMR
मुख बंद
muk-h band
MSBahasa Melayu
diam
dee-am
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောမလုပ်
pyau ma-lupk
NLNederlands
stille
stil-le
NONorsk
stille
stil-le
PAPA
ਦਿਲ ਬੰਦ
dil band
PLPolski
zamykany
zah-my-ka-ny
PTPortuguês
reservado
re-zer-vah-doh
RORomână
tăcut
ta-cut
RUРусский
молчаливый
mol-cha-li-vyi
SVSvenska
tyst
tist
SWKiswahili
mwenye kinywa
mwen-ye ki-nywa
TAதமிழ்
மௌனம்
ma-u-nam
TEతెలుగు
ముక్కు
muk-ku
THไทย
เงียบ
ngiab
TLTL
tahimik
ta-hi-mik
TRTürkçe
sıkı dudaklı
si-ki du-dak-li
UKУкраїнська
мовчазний
mov-chaz-niy
URاردو
مُقيّد
mu-qi-id
VITiếng Việt
im lặng
im-lenh
YOYO
ọmọ
o-mo
ZH中文
沉默寡言
chénmò guǎyán
ZUZU
umoya
oo-mo-yah

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