{"id":12408,"date":"2012-03-19T00:09:04","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T07:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=12408"},"modified":"2012-03-19T00:09:04","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T07:09:04","slug":"flannelmouthed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/12408","title":{"rendered":"flannelmouthed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWhat\u2019s it like to be \u201cflannelmouthed,\u201d you ask?<\/p>\n


\nRascal thinks you should think backscratcher, not cat scratcher, on this one. A flannelmouth is a person who tends to be insincere, boastful, or deceptive in their speech. (In my research on the Web, I found this often refers to politicians.) To be flannelmouthed is to be smooth and persuasive. Hmmm \u2026 I suppose we can all think of a few flannelmouthed people we know!<\/p>\n

flannelmouthed<\/a>
\n(flan-el-mouthd) adj. 1: speaking indistinctly. 2: speaking in a tricky or ingratiating way.<\/p>\n

\"\"To be flannelmouthed can also mean to speak unclearly or haltingly, to mumble as if you literally have a mouthful of flannel (well, okay, this might apply to Rascal\u2014but only at this particular moment). Be sure to speak up, ladies! Flannel pajamas are farmgirl fabulous, but flannelmouth \u2026 ? That\u2019s just bad manners.<\/p>\n

I guess you could say that in one sense, those that are flannelmouthed can\u2019t be heard, and in another sense, they say whatever you want to hear. Either way, they seem like people to avoid.<\/p>\n

So, Rascal may have caught the flannel mouse, but she\u2019s no flannelmouth\u2014and if you dare to think so, you\u2019d better be wearin\u2019 your boots, because when it comes to attacking ankles, Rascal\u2019s a pro!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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