blatherskite
1Blatherskite — Blath er*skite, n. A blustering, talkative fellow. [Local slang, U. S.] Barllett. [1913 Webster] …
2blatherskite — 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 …
3blatherskite — [blath′ərskīt΄] n. [< BLATHER + Scot skate, a term of contempt] 1. blather 2. a talkative, foolish person …
4blatherskite — 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… …
5blatherskite — (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 …
6blatherskite — 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 …
7blatherskite — /bladh euhr skuyt /, n. 1. a person given to voluble, empty talk. 2. nonsense; blather. [1640 50; BLATHER + skite SKATE3] * * * …
8blatherskite — noun a) A voluble purveyor of nonsense. b) Nonsense or blather …
9blatherskite — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, double talk, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See WORDS …
10blatherskite — blath·er·skite || bleðəskaɪt n. overly talkative person; nonsense …