"mouth breather" meaning in All languages combined

See mouth breather on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-mouth breather.ogg Forms: mouth breathers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouth breather (plural mouth breathers)
  1. A person who routinely inhales and exhales through the mouth, instead of through the nose. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: mouth-breather, mouthbreather Related terms: mouth-breathe, mouthbreathing
    Sense id: en-mouth_breather-en-noun-uidaOWy3 Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (idiomatic, slang, derogatory) A person who is boorish, stupid, or otherwise unattractive. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mouth_breather-en-noun-z5B9OWf0 Disambiguation of People: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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