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mouthful

mouth·ful

UK/ˈmaʊθfʊl/ US/ˈmaʊˌθfʊl/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

the quantity that can be held in the mouth

2.

a small amount eaten or drunk

  • “take a taste--you”
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Origin

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).

Phrases

  • mouthful of marbles
  • you said a mouthful

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