haversint.
/ˈheɪvəz/, U.S. /ˈheɪvərz/, Scottish English /ˈhevərz/ Scottish colloquial.
Expressing disbelief or dismissal (of a statement, idea, etc.): ‘nonsense’, ‘rubbish’.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > nonsense! [interjection]
strawc1412
tilly-vallya1529
flam-flirt1590
fiddlestick1600
fiddle-faddle1671
stuff1701
snuff1725
fudge1766
fiddlededeea1784
rats1816
havers1825
humbug1825
gammon1827
rubbish1839
pickles1846
rot1846
skittle1864
slush1869
flapdoodle1878
quatsch1907
phooey1908
tommyrot1931
balls1938
no shit1939
bollocks1940
phonus-bolonus1955
hockey1961
leave it out!1969
1825 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 506 Havers. Either you or Mr Tickler would be an awfu' sight in a poopit.
1898 J. Paton Castlebraes v. 124 ‘Haivers, Jean, Haivers!’ shouted Gairliebanks.
1932 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Sunset Song ii. 123 Chris said You look fair brave, and he said Havers! and picked up his waterproof.
1992 A. Gray Poor Things v. 36 ‘Havers!’ I cried, appalled.
2011 A. Templeton Cradle to Grave v. 73 ‘You saved my life, Tam. I don't know how you begin to thank someone for that.’ ‘Och, havers,’ MacNee said gruffly.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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