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- FLIBBERTIGIBBET Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Flibbertigibbet is one of many incarnations of the Middle English word flepergebet, meaning "gossip" or "chatterer" (others include flybbergybe, flibber de' Jibb, and flipperty-gibbet) It is a word of onomatopoeic origin, created from sounds that were intended to represent meaningless chatter
- Flibbertigibbet - Wikipedia
Flibbertigibbet is a Middle English word referring to a flighty or whimsical person In modern use, it is used as a slang term, especially in Yorkshire, England for a gossipy or overly talkative person
- Flibbertigibbet - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
If your teacher calls you a flibbertigibbet, she clearly doesn't think you're a serious or scholarly person The noun flibbertigibbet is a colorful — if slightly old fashioned — word for a ridiculous busybody, someone who talks and gossips a lot but doesn't have much of any substance to say
- Flibbertigibbet
“Flibbertigibbet” sounds like someone spilled a handful of vowels and just went with it Yet it’s a real word — and it means a talkative, flighty person On this page, you’ll discover its meaning, origin, pronunciation, and why it’s one of the most delightfully absurd words in the English language What does Flibbertigibbet mean?
- FLIBBERTIGIBBET Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Flibbertigibbet definition: a chattering or flighty, light-headed person See examples of FLIBBERTIGIBBET used in a sentence
- What Exactly Is A ‘Flibbertigibbit’? Meaning History ️
‘Flibbertigibbit’ is a word that has been kicked around like a soccer ball, going right back to its Medieval origins, having a slightly different meaning with almost every traceable incidence
- FLIBBERTIGIBBET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
He was a lean, nervous flibbertigibbet of a man, with something the look of an actor, and something the look of a horse-jockey I don't know what she sees in that little flibbertigibbet, he burst out, but noticing that they were no longer alone, he turned and again began examining the lustre
- flibbertigibbet, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . .
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word flibbertigibbet, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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