badmouth
The origin and history of badmouth.
Etymology
Believed to be a loan translation of a West African expression for harmful gossip, which entered English through the Gullah language of the American South.
The origin and history of badmouth.
Believed to be a loan translation of a West African expression for harmful gossip, which entered English through the Gullah language of the American South.
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