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Definition of blatherskite in English: blatherskite(also bletherskate) nounˈblaðəskʌɪtˈblaT͟Hərˌskīt North American 1A person who talks at great length without making much sense. Example sentencesExamples - Disillusioned with events in the publishing world, he decided to turn his back on the mainstream bookish blatherskites and focus on independent literary fiction and culture.
- Many of the books we see these days perched perfectly in high street seasonal window displays are written by static, worn-out, curmudgeonly blatherskites.
- Have you noticed those two blatherskites are creeping ever nearer to usurp you as champion posters?
- Candidates were referred to as blatherskites, big-nothings, stuffed shirts, jellyfish, etc.
- No self-respecting activist desires to have his cause championed by any such horde of loud-mouthed, blatant blatherskites.
- People who talk a lot and say little are called blatherskites.
Synonyms talker, chatterer, jabberer, babbler, prattler, blatherer, prater - 1.1mass noun Foolish talk; nonsense.
politicians get away all the time with obscurantist blatherskite Example sentencesExamples - He makes up figures, he makes up stories, and he is full of blatherskite.
Origin Mid 17th century: from blather + skite, a Scots derogatory term adopted into American colloquial speech during the War of Independence from the Scottish song Maggie Lauder, by F. Semphill, which was popular with American troops. Definition of blatherskite in US English: blatherskitenounˈblaT͟Hərˌskīt North American 1A person who talks at great length without making much sense. Example sentencesExamples - Many of the books we see these days perched perfectly in high street seasonal window displays are written by static, worn-out, curmudgeonly blatherskites.
- Candidates were referred to as blatherskites, big-nothings, stuffed shirts, jellyfish, etc.
- No self-respecting activist desires to have his cause championed by any such horde of loud-mouthed, blatant blatherskites.
- People who talk a lot and say little are called blatherskites.
- Have you noticed those two blatherskites are creeping ever nearer to usurp you as champion posters?
- Disillusioned with events in the publishing world, he decided to turn his back on the mainstream bookish blatherskites and focus on independent literary fiction and culture.
Synonyms talker, chatterer, jabberer, babbler, prattler, blatherer, prater - 1.1 Foolish talk; nonsense.
politicians get away all the time with obscurantist blatherskite Example sentencesExamples - He makes up figures, he makes up stories, and he is full of blatherskite.
Origin Mid 17th century: from blather + skite, a Scots derogatory term adopted into American colloquial speech during the War of Independence from the Scottish song Maggie Lauder, by F. Semphill, which was popular with American troops. |