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  • 11poor-mouth — {v.} To be constantly complaining about one s poverty; keep saying how one cannot afford the better things in life. * /Uncle Jack indulges in an awful lot of poor mouthing, but we know that he has half a million dollars stashed away in a secret… …

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  • 12poor-mouth — v To be constantly complaining about one s poverty; keep saying how one cannot afford the better things in life. Uncle Jack indulges in an awful lot of poor mouthing, but we know that he has half a million dollars stashed away in a secret savings …

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  • 13poor-mouth — verb informal 1》 N. Amer. & Irish talk disparagingly about. 2》 N. Amer. claim to be poor …

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  • 14poor-mouth — Date: 1964 intransitive verb to plead poverty as a defense or excuse transitive verb to speak disparagingly of …

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  • 15poor mouth — noun Date: 1764 an exaggerated claim of poverty …

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  • 16poor-mouth (to) —  Deny one’s wealth …

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  • 17a poor mouth — phrasal : a plea of poverty I ve got the millionaire tag because I always pay my bills within seven days and never put on a poor mouth Sam Edgar some people put on a poor mouth over circumstances less unfortunate than those with more serious… …

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  • 18make a poor mouth — To profess poverty • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth …

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  • 19poor — (adj.) c.1200, from O.Fr. poure (Fr. pauvre), from L. pauper poor, perhaps a compound of paucus little and parare to get. Replaced O.E. earm. The poor boy sandwich, made of simple but filling ingredients, was invented and named in New Orleans in… …

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  • 20Mouth breathing — ICD 10 R06.5 ICD 9 784.9 Mouth breathing refers to the state of inhaling and exhaling through the mouth. A healthy individual normally breathes through the nose while resting or doing …

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