英语词汇“blatherskite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

blatherskite

/ˈblaðəskʌɪt

(also bletherskate)

noun chiefly North American

1A person who talks at great length without making much sense.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.
Many of the books we see these days perched perfectly in high street seasonal window displays are written by static, worn-out, curmudgeonly blatherskites.

1.1 [mass noun] Foolish talk; nonsense: politicians get away all the time with obscurantist blatherskite...

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.

单词	blatherskite
释义	blatherskite /ˈblaðəskʌɪt / (also bletherskate) noun chiefly North American 1A person who talks at great length without making much sense.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. Many of the books we see these days perched perfectly in high street seasonal window displays are written by static, worn-out, curmudgeonly blatherskites. 1.1 [mass noun] Foolish talk; nonsense: politicians get away all the time with obscurantist blatherskite... 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.
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