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Grammar : Noun
Spell : flib-er-tee-jib-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɪb ər tiˌdʒɪb ɪt



Definition of flibbertigibbet

Origin :
  • 1540s, "chattering gossip, flighty woman," probably a nonsense word meant to sound like fast talking; as the name of a devil or fiend it dates from c.1600.
  • As in gossipmonger : noun gossip
  • As in rumormonger : noun gossip
  • As in scandalmonger : noun gossip
  • As in tabby : noun gossip
  • As in talebearer : noun gossip
  • As in taleteller : noun gossip
  • As in tattler : noun gossip
  • As in gossip : noun person who talks a lot, spreads
Example sentences :
  • Flibbertigibbet was gazing fixedly at this apparition and made no reply.
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
  • Flibbertigibbet was the snapper for a line of twenty or more girls.
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
  • Flibbertigibbet and her chum looked at each other; should it be nickname or real name?
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
  • "That's what they call me here," said Flibbertigibbet when they got down to conversation again.
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
  • Flibbertigibbet looked about her inquiringly; but the girls were silent.
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
  • Then Czar, who had come with me to hide from the Flibbertigibbet in the house, left me.
  • Extract from : « The Eyes of the World » by Harold Bell Wright
  • Flibbertigibbet, flib′er-ti-jib′et, n. a flighty person: an imp.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various
  • All these, voice and piano gave together: nobody who heard "Flibbertigibbet" ever forgot it.
  • Extract from : « Julia Ward Howe » by Laura E. Richards
  • The two girls clapped their hands and Flibbertigibbet jumped up and down on the window sill to express her delight.
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
  • Flibbertigibbet chose one of the panes that was cleaner than the others and putting her two hands close to it began operations.
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller

Synonyms for flibbertigibbet

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