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Silly, flighty person
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flibbertigibbet
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Word definitions for flibbertigibbet in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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 (together with Frateretto , Hoberdidance , Tocobatto ). OED lists 15 spellings and thinks flibbergib ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman. 2 (context archaic English) An imp, a fiend. 3 A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Flibbertigibbet is a Middle English word referring to a flighty or whimsical person, usually a young woman. In modern use, it is used as a slang term, especially in Yorkshire , for a gossipy or overly talkative person.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flibbertigibbet \Flib"ber*ti*gib`bet\, n. An imp. --Shak.
Usage examples of flibbertigibbet.
She had been a flirt and a bit of a flibbertigibbet right up until she was twenty three.
Instead of flitting about the countryside like a flibbertigibbet, you should remember the greatest calling a woman can have.
Winken, Blinken, Tod, and Nod paired up and begat eight further moldies: Stanky, Panky, Grogan, Flibbertigibbet, Dik, Dawna, Nerf, and Moana.
My Flibbertigibbet is too much for me at times, and I had to walk off my temper.
He shut himself in his room like some venomous kobold or flibbertigibbet, whining, complaining, cursing, accusing.
Onofre himself liked to tell the story when he had an audience of children and other gullible creatures who believed in werewolves, flibbertigibbets, and miracles.