poor-mouthingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːmaʊθɪŋ/,

/ˈpʊəmaʊθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpʊrˌmaʊθɪŋ/,

/ˈpɔrˌmaʊθɪŋ/, Irish English

/ˈpuːrˌmaʊθɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poor-mouth n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < poor-mouth n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later poor-mouth v.

colloquial (chiefly U.S. regional and Irish English).

The action of claiming to be poor, or of belittling or understating resources, abilities, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > pleading poverty

poor-mouthing1909

1909 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 9 July 2/2 The good Lord gives us a bountiful harvest in spite of our poor mouthing and complaints.

1914 Atlanta Constit. 17 Nov. 6/1 Protesting against pessimism and apathy and ‘poor-mouthing’ in the south.

1968 New Yorker 21 Sept. 169 [Eugene] McCarthy's advertising campaign, despite the McCarthy camp's constant poor-mouthing on the subject, wasn't exactly modest.

1969 ‘R. Macdonald’ Goodbye Look xxviii. 163 She became a bit of a miser... Her poor-mouthing actually had me convinced. But of course she'd been quite wealthy all along.

1992 M. Blonsky Amer. Mythologies (1993) iv. 117 A poor-mouthing reminiscent of Terry Bedford, in chapter 6..: ‘It's a convention’.

2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. 46 For the FAI a week of politically expedient poormouthing came to an end yesterday.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	poor-mouthing
释义	poor-mouthingn. Brit. /ˈpɔːmaʊθɪŋ/, /ˈpʊəmaʊθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpʊrˌmaʊθɪŋ/, /ˈpɔrˌmaʊθɪŋ/, Irish English /ˈpuːrˌmaʊθɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poor-mouth n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < poor-mouth n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later poor-mouth v. colloquial (chiefly U.S. regional and Irish English). The action of claiming to be poor, or of belittling or understating resources, abilities, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > pleading poverty poor-mouthing1909 1909 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 9 July 2/2 The good Lord gives us a bountiful harvest in spite of our poor mouthing and complaints. 1914 Atlanta Constit. 17 Nov. 6/1 Protesting against pessimism and apathy and ‘poor-mouthing’ in the south. 1968 New Yorker 21 Sept. 169 [Eugene] McCarthy's advertising campaign, despite the McCarthy camp's constant poor-mouthing on the subject, wasn't exactly modest. 1969 ‘R. Macdonald’ Goodbye Look xxviii. 163 She became a bit of a miser... Her poor-mouthing actually had me convinced. But of course she'd been quite wealthy all along. 1992 M. Blonsky Amer. Mythologies (1993) iv. 117 A poor-mouthing reminiscent of Terry Bedford, in chapter 6..: ‘It's a convention’. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. 46 For the FAI a week of politically expedient poormouthing came to an end yesterday. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1909
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