chew out

English

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Verb

chew out (third-person singular simple present chews out, present participle chewing out, simple past and past participle chewed out)

1. (US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

   Synonym: bawl out

   His dad chewed him out after seeing his poor grades.

Related terms

• chewing out

Translations

To reprimand or rebuke

• French: engueuler (fr), enguirlander (fr)
• German: herunterputzen, anscheißen (de)

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “chew out v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang