BADMOUTH

badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud

(verb) speak unfavorably about; “She badmouths her husband everywhere”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

badmouth (third-person singular simple present badmouths, present participle badmouthing, simple past and past participle badmouthed)

(informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 June 2025

UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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