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verb (used without object)
1.
to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty.
verb (used with object)
2.
to declare (one's ability, power, position, etc.) to be inadequate or disappointing, sometimes as an intentional understatement; downplay: We know you're just poor-mouthing your skill at playing bridge—you're a good player.
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Poor-mouthing
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1965–70; Americanism; orig. in verb phrases put up a poor mouth, make a poor mouth
1965–70; Americanism; orig. in verb phrases put up a poor mouth, make a poor mouth
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