badmouth

Betekenis (Engels)

To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈbæd.maʊθ/
Etimologie (Engels)

Calque of a Mande term, perhaps Vai [Term?] or Mandinka [Term?], which entered English via Gullah [Term?]. Compare Japanese 悪口(わるぐち) (waruguchi, “badmouthing”), which is a compound of 悪(わる) (waru, “bad, wicked”) and 口(くち) (kuchi, “mouth”).

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