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Meaning of poormouth | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To claim to be poor.

ambitransitive, informal

Equivalents

Русский прибедня́ться

Examples

“On the other hand one does not want⟳ to arrive⟳ “poor-mouthing it” in some outrageous turtleneck and West Eighth Street bell-jean combination, as if one is “funky” and of “the people.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

poormouthed poormouthing poormouths poors poos poot

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