flibbertigibbetnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌflɪb.ə.tiˈdʒɪb.ɪt/us/ˌflɪb.ɚ.t̬iˈdʒɪb.ət/UK old-fashioneda silly person who talks too much
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stupid and silly people
- a right one idiom
- airhead
- asshole
- berk
- birdbrain
- dolt
- doofus
- dork
- duffer
- dullard
- muggins
- muppet
- mutt
- need
- need your head examined idiom
- simpleton
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- turkey
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Examples from literature
- He was a lean, nervous flibbertigibbet of a man, with something the look of an actor, and something the look of a horse-jockey.
- I don't know what she sees in that little flibbertigibbet, he burst out, but noticing that they were no longer alone, he turned and again began examining the lustre.