DEFINITION: To put your foot in your mouth by saying what you're thinking, rather that thinking of what your saying.

Miscogloquence

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: miss-COG-lo-kwens

Sentence: The consequence of Marty's miscogloquence was that he lost his job. He just couldn't get his mouth and brain into the right gear and he blurted out what he really thought of his boss to his face.

Etymology: mis (wrong) + cognition (thought) + eloquence (fluent speech)

Points: 542

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