flibbertigibbet
Use Flibbertigibbet in a sentence
ər noun
1.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
2.
Archaic. a gossip.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English flepergebet, flipergebet; reduplicative compound of obscure origin
1425–75; late Middle English flepergebet, flipergebet; reduplicative compound of obscure origin
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| —n | |
| an irresponsible, silly, or gossipy person | |
| [C15: of uncertain origin] | |
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Flibbertigibbet
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Word Origin & History
flibbertigibbet
1540s, "chattering gossip, flighty woman," probably a nonsense word meant to sound like fast talking; as the name of a devil or fiend it dates from c.1600.
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She enjoyed her new life of luxury while it lasted, but she was no flibbertigibbet.
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