Usually means: Accidentally saying something embarrassing, inappropriate.
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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word put one's foot in one's mouth:

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  1. put one's foot in one's mouth: Merriam-Webster
  2. put one's foot in one's mouth: Wiktionary
  3. put one's foot in one's mouth, put ones foot in ones mouth: Dictionary.com

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  1. put one's foot in one's mouth: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (put one's foot in one's mouth)

verb:  (idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.


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