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flib⋅ber⋅ti⋅gib⋅bet
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ˈflɪb
ər
tiˌdʒɪb
ɪt
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–noun
1.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
2.
Archaic
.
a gossip.
Origin:
1425–75;
late ME
flepergebet, flipergebet;
reduplicative compound of obscure orig.
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flib·ber·ti·gib·bet
(flĭb'ər-tē-jĭb'ĭt)
n. A silly, scatterbrained, or garrulous person.
[Middle English
flipergebet
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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flibbertigibbet
1549, "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 1603.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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