A fork of Rural Dictionary
when one slips up in a conversation and eat their own words.
Luke told Jen that she hates Canadians. Jen then told Luke that she is actually a Canadian. Open mouth, insert foot. I told Sam I'd bang Darren's wife 'cause she is so hot, when Darren was actually behind me the whole time. I practically opened my mouth and inserted my foot there.
An affliction where one has the tendency to slip up in a conversation and eat their own words. see: open mouth, insert foot
I accidentally insulted Joe's mom right in front of her. I think I have foot-in-mouth disease. Most politicians suffer from foot-in-mouth disease; they make promises that they never keep which eventually bites them in the ass.