slack-jawn.

Etymology: < slack adj. Compare jaw n.¹ 6.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslack-jaw.

Tiresome or impertinent talk.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull talk

humdrum1727

slack-jaw1797

slack lip1899

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > speech

sauce malapert1529

petulancea1652

jaw1748

snash1786

slack-jaw1797

slang1805

gob1807

lip1821

cheek1825

slack1825

sass1841

back-talk1858

back sass1883

mouth1891

slack lip1899

back-chat1901

chin1902

slop1952

1797 M. Robinson Walsingham IV. 14 Ayes and noes settle the affairs of the nation,..as well as all the slack-jaw of modern orators.

1821 W. Scott Pirate III. viii. 186 A sort of nautical eloquence, which his enemies termed slack-jaw.

1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 10 All manner of blarney, slack-jaw, fudge, and gossip.

1864 Realm 6 July 7 The platitudinous sham-antique slackjaw, all words and no thought, of..worthless pedants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	slack-jaw
释义	slack-jawn. Etymology: < slack adj. Compare jaw n.¹ 6.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslack-jaw. Tiresome or impertinent talk. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull talk humdrum1727 slack-jaw1797 slack lip1899 the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > speech sauce malapert1529 petulancea1652 jaw1748 snash1786 slack-jaw1797 slang1805 gob1807 lip1821 cheek1825 slack1825 sass1841 back-talk1858 back sass1883 mouth1891 slack lip1899 back-chat1901 chin1902 slop1952 1797 M. Robinson Walsingham IV. 14 Ayes and noes settle the affairs of the nation,..as well as all the slack-jaw of modern orators. 1821 W. Scott Pirate III. viii. 186 A sort of nautical eloquence, which his enemies termed slack-jaw. 1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 10 All manner of blarney, slack-jaw, fudge, and gossip. 1864 Realm 6 July 7 The platitudinous sham-antique slackjaw, all words and no thought, of..worthless pedants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1797
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