loose lips
Blabbing without thinking
Loose lips describes careless talk that reveals secrets or sensitive information.
The phrase comes from the World War II slogan "Loose lips sink ships," warning that idle chatter could reach enemy ears.
Today it applies to anyone who can't keep confidences: He's got loose lips—don't tell him anything you want kept quiet.
- careless talkUnthinking, risky speech
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
careless · disclosure · wartime · indiscretion · pillow talk · slip · slip of the tongue · bigmouth · betrayal · secrecy · WWII · war poster · slogan · national security · classified information · leak · spill the beans · propaganda
- blabbermouthsblabbermouth, gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, talebearer
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- talkativenesstalkativeness, verbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity
- war propagandawar posters, propaganda films, Soviet propaganda, patriotic imagery, demonization
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- expressions for speaking rashlyfoot in mouth, speak too soon, blurt out, speak out of turn, let slip
loose lipstight-lipped
Unwilling to divulge
discretion · keeping mum · sealed lips · buttoned-up · close-mouthed
loose lipsoperational security
Protecting sensitive information from adversaries
OPSEC · need-to-know · classified · loyalty · trustworthiness
loose lipstight-lipped
Unwilling to divulge
discreet · secretive · close-mouthed · buttoned up · keeping mum
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