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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 — [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 — /bladh euhr skuyt /, n. 1. a person given to voluble, empty talk. 2. nonsense; blather. [1640 50; BLATHER + skite SKATE3] * * * … Universalium
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
