† shatn.1
Obsolete.
Used as a term of endearment in addressing an Irish person.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to an Irish person
shata1625
a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Coxcombe ii. iii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Nn4v/2 Come hither shat, are you an Irish man?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
† shatn.2
Obsolete. rare.
Mentioned as a colloquial or slang term for a tattler.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > one who chats or gossips
kikelot?c1225
mathelild?c1225
cacklec1230
tutelerc1385
tittererc1400
roukera1425
trattlerc1485
flimmerc1530
tattler1549
chatter1561
gossip1566
gossiper1568
tittle-tattle1571
chatmate1599
fiddle-faddle1602
tittle-tattler1602
confabulator1659
twittle-twat1662
shat1709
prittle-prattle1725
tattle-basket1736
small-talker1762
nash-gab1816
granny1861
windjammer1880
schmoozer1899
scuttlebutt gossip1901
wag-tongue1902
coffee-houser1907
kibitzer1925
clatfarta1930
natterer1959
yacker1959
rapper1967
village gossip1972
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 71. ⁋7 Bambouzling is exploded; a Shat is a Tatler.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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