foot-in-mouth
[ foo t-n-mouth ]
/ ˈfʊt nˈmaʊθ /
adjective
(of a statement) inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent.
Origin of foot-in-mouth
First recorded in 1965–70; from idiomatic phrase
put one's foot in one's mouth
Words nearby foot-in-mouth
Example sentences from the Web for foot-in-mouth
In the early months of the administration, a Washington Post editorial accused Joe Biden of having “foot-in-mouth disease.”