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| Blatherskite |  |
| noun | 1. A person who talks at great length without making much sense.
2. Foolish talk; nonsense. |
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 | | "I don't want to hear your blatherskite — let's talk about what really matters." | | "The professor had great insights in his books, but he was such a blatherskite that his students had trouble following his lectures." | | "Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing' features the character Dogberry, who is a bit of a blatherskite — he speaks in nonsense for much of his time onstage." |
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 | | American English, mid-17th century |
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 | | "Blather" means "long-winded talk," and "skite" is a derogatory Scots word. The word "blatherskite" came into English via the Scottish folk song "Maggie Lauder," which was popular with American soldiers during the Revolutionary War. ... |  |
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