downmouth

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English

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Etymology

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From down- +‎ mouth.

Verb

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downmouth (third-person singular simple present downmouths, present participle downmouthing, simple past and past participle downmouthed)

  1. To speak negatively or critically.
    • 1958, Recruiting New Talent for News Staffs, page 6:
      Such downmouthing of the profession is almost incredible.
    • 1984, Vern Kenneth Baxter, Organizational change, technology and labor in the post office:
      Carriers complained of harassment in the form of route additions, street supervision, mail counts, and "downmouthing" by supervisors.