1. the act or practice of complaining about being poor or having little money
Usage: informal

1. to complain about being poor or having little money, often insincerely or to gain sympathy
Usage: informal; present participle of poormouth

Examples

• He's always poormouthing about his finances, even though he has a well-paying job.
• She was poormouthing to avoid paying for dinner.
• Stop poormouthing and enjoy what you have.
• His constant poormouthing made it hard to take his complaints seriously.
• They were poormouthing their situation to get a discount on the rent.
• I'm tired of hearing him poormouth about money every single day.