all mouth and trousers

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Definition of all mouth and trousers in English English dictionary

Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance

Related Terms

all mouth and no trousers

Alternative form of all mouth and trousers

Hyphenation

all mouth and trou·sers

Turkish pronunciation

ôl mauth ınd trauzırz

Pronunciation

/ˈôl ˈmouᴛʜ ənd ˈtrouzərz/ /ˈɔːl ˈmaʊθ ənd ˈtraʊzɜrz/

Etymology

() mouth, meaning "insolence" or "an insolent person" and trousers, meaning "a pushy sexual bravado". The phrase originated in Northern England.