plum in one's mouth
English
Noun
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see plum, in, mouth.
- A plummy British accent.
- 1995, Bary Dowling, Mudeye: An Australian Boyhood and Beyond, page 89:
- 'That's not his real name. His real name is VVilliam Joyce.' 'But why is he called Lord Haw Haw?' Lorrie is embarrassed, and Dick answers. 'It's because of the way he speaks, with a plum in his mouth, like some of the English do, hawhawhaw. You know.'
- 2018 March 10, Audrey Young, “Amy Adams was the right choice but she has plenty of homework to do”, in New Zealand Herald:
- She talks at a crisp clip with a slight plum in her mouth that she almost certainly didn't pick up at Rangitoto College.
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