Foulmouth

/ˈfaʊlmaʊθ/ noun

Definition

A person who habitually uses offensive, vulgar, or abusive language; someone known for swearing or speaking obscenely.

Etymology

Compound of 'foul' + 'mouth,' forming a noun around the 16th century to describe someone whose speech is characteristically profane. Similar constructions exist in other Germanic languages.

Kelly Says

Calling someone a 'foulmouth' as a noun used to be much more common than it is today—the modern preference for the adjective form 'foul-mouthed' shows how English gradually shifts which part of speech feels more natural for compound descriptors.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነፍሰ ቃላት
ne-f-se qa-la-at
ARالعربية
فم قبيح
fam qabeh
BNবাংলা
অশ্লীল কথা
osh-lee-l ka-tha
CACatalà
llenguatge impúdic
lle-nguatge im-pu-dic
CSČeština
špinavý jazyk
sh-pi-nav-y ja-zyk
DADansk
forvrænget tale
for-vring-et ta-le
DEDeutsch
verdorbener Mund
fer-doh-be-ren moond
ELΕλληνικά
ακατάλληλη ομιλία
a-ka-ta-the-li om-i-lia
ESEspañol
persona de boca sucia
per-so-na de bo-ka soo-thee-a
FAفارسی
زبان رکیک
zabaan ra-keeek
FISuomi
rikki suu
rik-ki soo
FRFrançais
bouche sale
boo-sh sahl
GUGU
ગુનાહી વાત
goo-na-hee vaat
HAHA
kafinan magana
ka-fi-nan ma-ga-na
HEעברית
שיחה גסה
shi-kha ga-sa
HIहिन्दी
गंदी बोलचाल
gan-dee bol-chaal
HUMagyar
mocskos száj
moc-kos shay
IDBahasa Indonesia
mulut kotor
mu-lut ko-tor
IGIG
ọfọ
oh-foh
ITItaliano
bocca sporca
bo-ka spo-r-ca
JA日本語
汚い口
ki-roi kuuchi
KKKK
ащы сөз
ash-chy soz
KMKM
ភាសាអាក្រក់
p-hea-sa a-ak-rok
KO한국어
비속어를 늘어놓는 사람
bi-sok-eo-reul neul-eo-noe-neun sa-ram
MRMR
अशुभ भाषण
a-shub bha-shan
MSBahasa Melayu
mulut kotor
mu-lut ko-tor
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းကြာ စကား
kyan-kya ska-ar
NLNederlands
vuile mond
voo-ile moond
NONorsk
forvranget tale
for-vran-get ta-le
PAPA
ਕੁਟਿਲ ਬੋਲ
koo-til bol
PLPolski
brzydkie słowa
brz-yee-d-kie slo-wa
PTPortuguês
boca suja
bo-ka soo-ja
RORomână
gură murdară
gu-ră mur-da-ră
RUРусский
грязный рот
gryaz-nyy rot
SVSvenska
förnedrande tal
for-ne-d-ran-de tal
SWKiswahili
maneno mabaya
ma-ne-no ma-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
தீய பேச்சு
thee-ya pe-chchu
TEతెలుగు
దుష్టమైన మాటలు
doo-sh-ta-ma-in ma-ta-lu
THไทย
ปากหยาบคาย
pak ya-k-kai
TLTL
masamang pananalita
ma-sa-mang pa-na-na-li-ta
TRTürkçe
kabahatli
ka-ba-hat-li
UKУкраїнська
брудний язик
brodni ya-zyk
URاردو
بد زبآن
bad zab-aan
VITiếng Việt
lưỡi bẩn
l-i-euh ban
YOYO
ọ̀fọ́
oh-foh
ZH中文
脏话
zang-hua
ZUZU
umoya omubi
oo-mo-ya om-oo-bi

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