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blatherskite

blath·er·skite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blath -er-skahyt]
    • /ˈblæð ərˌskaɪt/
    • /ˈblæ.ðə.skaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blath -er-skahyt]
    • /ˈblæð ərˌskaɪt/

Definitions of blatherskite word

  • noun blatherskite a talkative silly person 3
  • noun blatherskite foolish talk; nonsense 3
  • abbreviation BLATHERSKITE blather 3
  • noun blatherskite a talkative, foolish person 3
  • noun blatherskite a person given to voluble, empty talk. 1
  • noun blatherskite nonsense; blather. 1
See all 9 definitions of blatherskite

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Origin of blatherskite

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; blather + skite skate3

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Parts of speech for Blatherskite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Blatherskite

blatherskite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for blatherskite

noun blatherskite

  • jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
  • prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
  • babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
  • nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
  • gabble — to speak or converse rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber.
All 9 Synonyms of blatherskite

Antonyms for blatherskite

noun blatherskite

  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
Just one Antonym for blatherskite

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