Definition of a mouth breather

mouth breather

implies someone who is (sometimes) not too bright, unkempt, nerdy.
He is such a mouth-breather.
- See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.
Last edited on May 12 2013. Submitted by JoAnn from Denver, CO, USA on May 21 1999.
Someone who breathes through the mouth. Basically the same meaning as "slack-jaw;" a stupid person who advertises that stupidity by letting his mouth hang open.
A typical mouth-breather came into the store yesterday.
- See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.
Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by cameron from New York, NY, USA on Oct 21 1999.
used in a derogatory sense, it means slack jawed, stupid, ignorant, unwashed masses, goofy, unprofessional, dumb, uneducated.
That jerk was a mouth breather.

Citation from "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister", Stranger Things, Season 2 Episode 7 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.
Last edited on Jul 08 2018. Submitted by Ginny R. from Mesa, AZ, USA on Oct 12 2002.

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bad-mouth	Definitions include: to say bad things about another person.
big mouth	Definitions include: a person having a "big mouth" reveals information that they shouldn't.
blabbermouth	Definitions include: a person who talks too much.
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cotton mouth	Definitions include: dry mouth.
diarrhea of the mouth	Definitions include: a metaphorical condition which causes one to talk excessively.
foam at the mouth	Definitions include: to be extremely angry.
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have a mouth on	Definitions include: to swear frequently.
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