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flibbertigibbet

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flib·ber·ti·gib·bet

   [flib-er-tee-jib-it]
–noun
1.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
2.
Archaic. a gossip.
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Origin:
1425–75; late ME flepergebet, flipergebet; reduplicative compound of obscure orig.
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flibbertigibbet (ˈflɪbətɪˌdʒɪbɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
an irresponsible, silly, or gossipy person
 
[C15: of uncertain origin]

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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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