blatherskite[noun]Synonyms: nonsense, balderdash, bilge, blather, bosh, bunkum, bushwa, claptrap, pishposh, twaddle
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blatherskite noun.
['blaðǝskʌɪt] dial. &
US colloq. Also bletherskate
['blɛðǝskeɪt].
M17.[from BLATHER + SKATE noun3.]A foolish and voluble talker, a blathering person. Also, foolish talk, nonsense.
► Popularized in the US during the War of Independence through the Scot. song
Maggie Lauder by F. Sempill.
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