FOOT-IN-MOUTH DISEASE Definition & Meaning

foot-in-mouth disease

noun

Informal: Facetious.

the habit of making inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent statements.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of foot-in-mouth disease¹

1965–70; pun on foot-and-mouth disease, with allusion to foot-in-mouth

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What we are witnessing is another chronic flare-up of celebrity foot-in-mouth disease in the social media age.

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Similarly, may I offer my gratitude to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor Jeff Garlin for his recent public attack of acute TMI, a symptom of foot-in-mouth disease?

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Some of the “Van Winkle-iest” moments involve Miranda’s foot-in-mouth disease when interacting with Nya Wallace, the Black professor in her new human rights law graduate program.

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It’s an amusingly awkward reunion; she barely remembers him, and Ryan, now a pediatric surgeon, has a severe case of foot-in-mouth disease.

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After all, they say, his political foot-in-mouth disease is legendary.

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