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Blatherskite

//ˈblæðəɹˌskaɪt// noun

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Noun

1
A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer. countable, uncountable
"She never had any ideas, any more than a fog has. She was a perfect blatherskite; I mean for jaw, jaw, jaw, talk, talk, talk, jabber, jabber, jabber; but just as good as she could be."
2
foolish gibberish wordnet
3
A worthless fellow; a deadbeat. countable, uncountable
"Who social circle ape to lead, / Without the solid requisite; / Where high pretension is the creed, / And every look betrays the breed; / Avaunt, ye vulgar blatherskite."
4
Nonsense or blather; empty talk. countable, uncountable
"Now such a state of affairs as that is unknown in England. To print this statement is to expose ourselves there to the suspicion of blatherskite and exaggeration."

Etymology

From blather + skite (“shit, shite”). Alternatively the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary asserts that the word is of Scottish origin, with blather/blether + skate referring to someone who is "contemptible". First use of the term dates to the mid-17th century. Compare cheapskate.

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