foot-in-mouth disease Word Origin noun Informal: Facetious.
- the habit of making inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent statements.
Origin of foot-in-mouth disease 1965–70; pun on foot-and-mouth disease, with allusion to foot-in-mouth
foot-in-mouth disease Word Origin noun Informal: Facetious.
Origin of foot-in-mouth disease 1965–70; pun on foot-and-mouth disease, with allusion to foot-in-mouth