Meaning of MOTORMOUTH and LOUDMOUTH - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So in English, when we call someone a motormouth

we are saying that they are a person who won't stop talking.

A motormouth is someone who

doesn't let the other person in the conversation

get a word in edge-wise.

They don't let the other person talk

because their mouth is like a motor.

Their mouth is just constantly moving

and they are just constantly talking.

So, when someone is a motormouth, they won't shut up.

It's not a nice way to say it,

but a motormouth is a person who won't shut up,

a person who won't stop talking.

Often times, we describe children this way.

I won't say who,

but one of my kids is a little bit of a motormouth.

They don't stop talking very often.

They talk quite a bit,

and if they are awake, they are talking.

So they are a little bit of a motormouth.

I'm sure you have someone in your family as well

who is a motormouth.

I have another English word here, loudmouth.

A loudmouth is a person who speaks loudly

and expresses their opinion loudly,

even if their opinion is probably wrong.

I'm sure some of you have gone to a restaurant before

and you have sat close to someone who is a loudmouth,

and while you were trying to eat your dinner,

you could hear them expressing their opinions loudly,

expressing their opinions

without letting other people talk.

So again, a motormouth is someone who won't stop talking,

and a loudmouth is someone who speaks loudly

and is constantly expressing their opinions.

I hope that you are not either of these.

I hope that you are a not a loudmouth

and I hope that you are not a motormouth.

Although being a motormouth

might be a good way to learn English.

Anyways, Bob the Canadian here,

and you're learning English with me.

I hope you're having a great day.