mouthyware
/ˈmaʊðiˌwɛə/nounVerified NewDevices that comment on their users — scoring, nagging, and reporting on behavior unprompted.
Objects have acquired opinions and the confidence to share them: the toothbrush that rates your technique, the car that reports your braking. Mouthyware is the appliance as minor critic — helpful in function, insufferable in tone.
Etym. — *mouthy* (impertinent, talkative) + *-ware* (the hardware/software suffix).
Rel. — mutedhearth
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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