FLIBBERTIGIBBET


Meaning of FLIBBERTIGIBBET in English

|flibə(r)d.]ē|jibə̇t, -t], ]i|-, usu -jibə̇d.+V noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of Middle English flepergebet, flypyrgebet

1. archaic : gossip , chatterer

2. : a light-minded or silly restless person ; especially : a pert young woman with such qualities

• flib·ber·ti·gib·bety -ə̇d.]ē, -ə̇t], ]i adjective

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