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Recent Examples of foulmouthed
Norma is contrasted by her narcissistic, foulmouthed, crash-and-burn sister, Wanda, who has chosen Norma’s house as a rendezvous point with an old boyfriend … against Norma’s wishes, and for very underhanded reasons.
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Modern American popular culture contains many jocular characters that resemble this folkloric bird, who is delightfully impervious to pain, from cartoon characters such as the Road Runner – an actual bird – to the foulmouthed, self-regenerating antihero Deadpool.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The foulmouthed movie exec earned Barinholtz his first Emmy nomination, one of 23 for the hit series.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The Daily Show host also issued a foulmouthed message to CBS after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Modern American popular culture contains many jocular characters that resemble this folkloric bird, who is delightfully impervious to pain, from cartoon characters such as the Road Runner – an actual bird – to the foulmouthed, self-regenerating antihero Deadpool.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The foulmouthed movie exec earned Barinholtz his first Emmy nomination, one of 23 for the hit series.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The Daily Show host also issued a foulmouthed message to CBS after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foulmouthed
Adjective
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This neighborhood, peopled almost entirely by the people who claim to have been driven from Poland and Russia, is the eyesore of New York and perhaps the filthiest place on the western continent.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rodents, roaches, flies and knives stored in filthy places were among the myriad violations on this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants that failed state inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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When authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Sarah, the former Duchess of York, also sent emails to Epstein which included a vulgar mention of Eugenie, who had not yet turned 20 at the time, People reported.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Parents react in different ways, from telling their potty-mouthed offspring to stop, to explaining why this is a bad habit, to ignoring the behavior, or even enforcing consequences as a punishment.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 Jan. 2026
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Deadline revealed earlier this month that the company was suing Avalon after the British producer’s Spitting Image series on YouTube depicted Paddington Bear as a potty-mouthed podcast host.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Officers cited her for indecent conduct.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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She was arrested again this week on a new charge of indecent behavior with juveniles, KADN reported.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Weiner pled guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor in 2017 and spent 15 months in federal prison for the crime.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Texas Tech’s student section directed an obscene chant at Kansas’ Darryn Peterson as the freshman guard prepared to shoot a free throw late in the first half of the Jayhawks’ 64-61 victory over the Red Raiders on Monday night at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With all of the furor over the halftime show, perhaps no one noticed two highly insulting events that directly affected the deaf audience.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The discontent was more widespread, more vociferous and more insulting this time.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Denver’s defense had already lagged a bit after the bye week — the Commanders and Packers each scored 26 points and at times gave the Broncos fits — but Lawrence led one of the few offensive outings that really cracked this group open.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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Harmon wasn't the only Longhorn who scored six points in the first quarter since Madison Booker and Teya Sidberry matched that offensive effort.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Using a pastry blender, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.—
Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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With a coarser grind, the water flows more quickly and won’t pull as much flavor out from the beans.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Foulmouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foulmouthed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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