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rent-a-gob

noun

Etymology

From rent + a + gob (“mouth”, slang), alluding to someone who will say anything in exchange for money.

  1. derived from *gobbo-✻ — “neb, muzzle”
  2. derived from gobet
  3. inherited from gobbe
  4. compounded as rent-a-gob — “rent + a + gob”

Definitions

  1. Someone who regularly appears in the media, especially to stir controversy or…

    Someone who regularly appears in the media, especially to stir controversy or self-aggrandize.

    • You don't want to be seen too much as a media tart, and as a rent-a-gob, because you just alienate all your colleagues.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA