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bletherskate

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  • bletherskate — n. chatterbox, bigmouth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bletherskate — [ blɛδəskeɪt] noun variant spelling of blatherskite …   English new terms dictionary

  • bletherskate — /ˈblɛðəskeɪt/ (say bledhuhskayt) noun British → blatherskite. Also, bletherskite …  

  • bletherskate — var. of BLATHERSKITE …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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  • 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

  • blatherskate — n a. a boastful or bombastic person, a windbag b. a villainous or disreputable person This picturesque word is the American and Australian version of the Scottish dialect word bletherskate . Although it is a fairly innocuous term of mild abuse,… …   Contemporary slang

  • bletherskite — n a. a boastful or bombastic person, a windbag b. a villainous or disreputable person This picturesque word is the American and Australian version of the Scottish dialect word bletherskate . Although it is a fairly innocuous term of mild abuse,… …   Contemporary slang

  • blatherskite, blatherskate, bletherskite — n a. a boastful or bombastic person, a windbag b. a villainous or disreputable person This picturesque word is the American and Australian version of the Scottish dialect word bletherskate . Although it is a fairly innocuous term of mild abuse,… …   Contemporary slang

  • 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

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