| 单词 | flibbertigibbet |
| 释义 | flibbertigibbet (once / 54467 pages) n A flibbertigibbet is a very silly chatterbox. 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. It's most often used to talk about a frivolous young woman. Flibbertigibbet is a Middle English invention, a word that sounds like meaningless chatter, and it's still used fairly often in Yorkshire, England. WORD FAMILYflibbertigibbet: flibbertigibbets USAGE EXAMPLESThe bird’s critter colleagues are a pack of dithery flibbertigibbets, including a nearsighted goat and a tremulous tapir, among others. Seattle Times(Sep 08, 2016) After the movie, Gram scowls and mutters, “Flibbertigibbet.” The New Yorker(Nov 23, 2015) After the movie, Gram scowls and mutters, “Flibbertigibbet.” The New Yorker(Nov 23, 2015) n a foolish, flighty, and overly talkative person Syn|Hyper foolish woman fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool a person who lacks good judgment |
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