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blatherskite
noun
blath·er·skite
ˈbla-t͟hər-ˌskīt
Synonyms
- applesauce [slang]
- balderdash
- baloney
- boloney
- beans
- bilge
- blah
- blah-blah
- blarney
- blather
- blither
- bosh
- bull [slang]
- bunk
- bunkum
- buncombe
- claptrap
- codswallop [British]
- crapola [slang]
- crock
- drivel
- drool
- fiddle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flannel [British]
- flapdoodle
- folderol
- falderal
- folly
- foolishness
- fudge
- garbage
- guff
- hogwash
- hokeypokey
- hokum
- hoodoo
- hooey
- horsefeathers [slang]
- humbug
- humbuggery
- jazz
- malarkey
- malarky
- moonshine
- muck
- nerts [slang]
- nonsense
- nuts
- piffle
- poppycock
- punk
- rot
- rubbish
- senselessness
- silliness
- slush
- stupidity
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
Examples of blatherskite in a Sentence
a Scottish uncle who regards any pronouncement from the government as ignorable blatherskite
Recent Examples on the Web
To all the blatherskites who call it a place where shows die: Ha,ha!
—Megan Stein, Country Living, 29 Feb. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Scots, alteration of blather skate, from blather, blether blather + skate a contemptible person
First Known Use
circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Cite this Entry
“Blatherskite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blatherskite. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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