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/bladh"euhr skuyt'/, n.1. a person given to voluble, empty talk.2. nonsense; blather.[1640-50; BLATHER + skite SKATE3]
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Blatherskite — Blath er*skite, n. A blustering, talkative fellow. [Local slang, U. S.] Barllett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blatherskite — c.1650, bletherskate, in Scottish song Maggie Lauder, which was popular with soldiers in the Continental Army in the American Revolution, hence the colloquial U.S. use for talkative fellow, foolish talk, especially in early 19c. From BLATHER (Cf … Etymology dictionary
blatherskite — [blath′ərskīt΄] n. [< BLATHER + Scot skate, a term of contempt] 1. blather 2. a talkative, foolish person … English World dictionary
blatherskite — Used in Scotland and in certain American dialects of one who blethers or blathers, that is, talks nonsense in a blustering way. The term was transferred from Scotland to the USA by the song ‘Maggie Lauder’, where the vocative occurs as… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
blatherskite — (also bletherskate) n. 1 a person who blathers. 2 = BLATHER n. Etymology: BLATHER + skite, corrupt. of derog. use of SKATE(2) * * * ˈblatherskite A blustering, talkative fellow (U.S. colloq.): see bletherskate … Useful english dictionary
blatherskite — noun Etymology: Scots, alteration of blather skate, from blather, blether blather + skate a contemptible person Date: circa 1650 1. a person who blathers a lot 2. nonsense, blather … New Collegiate Dictionary
blatherskite — noun a) A voluble purveyor of nonsense. b) Nonsense or blather … Wiktionary
blatherskite — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See WORDS … English dictionary for students
blatherskite — blath·er·skite || bleðəskaɪt n. overly talkative person; nonsense … English contemporary dictionary
blatherskite — [ blaδəskʌɪt] (also bletherskate) noun chiefly N. Amer. a person who talks at great length without making much sense. ↘foolish talk; nonsense. Origin C17: from blather + Sc. skite contemptible person … English new terms dictionary
