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Meaning of "flibbertigibbet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLIBBERTIGIBBET

Of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FLIBBERTIGIBBET

ˈflɪbətɪˌdʒɪbɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIBBERTIGIBBET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flibbertigibbet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLIBBERTIGIBBET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flibbertigibbet

Flibbertigibbet is a Middle English word referring to a flighty or whimsical person, usually a young woman. In modern use, it is used as a slang term, especially in Yorkshire, for a gossipy or overly talkative person.

Definition of flibbertigibbet in the English dictionary

The definition of flibbertigibbet in the dictionary is an irresponsible, silly, or gossipy person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLIBBERTIGIBBET

adhibit · celibate · cohibit · disinhibit · exhibit · gibbet · inhibit · prohibit · reexhibit · traybit · zibet

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLIBBERTIGIBBET

flibbert · flic · flichter · flick · flick knife · flick-on · flick-pass · flickable · flicker · flickering · flickeringly · flickers · flickertail · Flickertail State · flickery · flicks · flier · flies · flight · flight arrow

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLIBBERTIGIBBET

abet · aleph-bet · alphabet · analphabet · barbet · bet · Courbet · Cyrillic alphabet · drabbet · gobbet · International Phonetic Alphabet · Latin alphabet · phonetic alphabet · rabbet · sherbet · sorbet · Tebet · thibet · Tibet · you bet

Synonyms and antonyms of flibbertigibbet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flibbertigibbet» into 25 languages

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The translations of flibbertigibbet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flibbertigibbet» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

啰唆鬼
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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frívola
570 millions of speakers
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English

flibbertigibbet
510 millions of speakers
hi

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flibbertigibbet
380 millions of speakers
ar

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flibbertigibbet
280 millions of speakers
ru

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flibbertigibbet
278 millions of speakers
pt

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flibbertigibbet
270 millions of speakers
bn

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আড্ডাবাজ
260 millions of speakers
fr

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Flibbertigibbet
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Flibbertigibbet
190 millions of speakers
de

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junges Gänschen
180 millions of speakers
ja

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flibbertigibbet
130 millions of speakers
ko

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flibbertigibbet
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Flibbertigibbet
85 millions of speakers
vi

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flibbertigibbet
80 millions of speakers
ta

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flibbertigibbet
75 millions of speakers
mr

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फ्लिबर्टविबेट
75 millions of speakers
tr

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dedikoducu kimse
70 millions of speakers
it

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flibbertigibbet
65 millions of speakers
pl

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flibbertigibbet
50 millions of speakers
uk

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flibbertigibbet
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

om de nimic
30 millions of speakers
el

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flibbertigibbet
15 millions of speakers
af

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flibbertigibbet
14 millions of speakers
sv

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flibbertigibbet
10 millions of speakers
no

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flibbertigibbet
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIBBERTIGIBBET»

Discover the use of flibbertigibbet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flibbertigibbet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dramas
SCENE II. AMY, FLIBBERTIGIBBET. AMY (without seeing FLIBBERTIGIBBET). And is not this dungeon itself death? Am I not out of reach of the living world? Where is the ear that could hear my voice? Where is the hand that could touch mine ?
Victor Hugo, 1519
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Shakespeare's King Lear with The Tempest: The Discovery of ...
Flibbertigibbet is later identified as the demon of "mopping and mowing," described in the Arden note as mopes and grimaces (IV,i, 61). The night-walking of spirits, and their fleeing when the cock announces the approach of dawn, ...
Mark Allen McDonald, 2004
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Kenilworth: With the Author's Last Notes and Additions ; [by ...
"Stand still," whispered Flibbertigibbet into Wayland's ear; " I know where the shoe pinches, and will tame him in an instant." He dropped down from the horse, and skipping up to the porter, plucked him by the tail of the bearskin, so as to induce ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1832
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Pocket Posh® Word Power: 120 Words that Are Fun to Say
Oh, can't you understand that I know you are worthless, and that you have never loved any human being in all your life except that flibbertigibbet Stella Blagden, and that I know, too, you have so rarely failed me! —James Branch Cabell, The ...
Wordnik, 2011
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The eBay Business Answer Book: The 350 Most Frequently Asked ...
tique mechanical banks and toys from the 1800s, calling your eBay Store “ Flibbertigibbet Fantasies” won't get you any traffic from the search engines because people searching for antique toys and mechanical banks won't be typing in ...
Cliff ENNICO, 2008
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Shakespeare's Philosopher King: Reading The Tragedy of King Lear
Tom, however, recognizes Gloucester as a spirit, the “foul Flibbertigibbet,” a demon who walks from 9 p.m. (“curfew”) till midnight (“first cock”).70 From this, we may perhaps suppose that is now about curfew, or sometime between curfew and ...
Guy Story Brown, 2010
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Victor Hugo and the Romantic Drama
And, just as Amy herself is the first in a line of Hugolian heroines who will sacrifice themselves for love (Dona Sol, Blanche, Tisbe), so Flibbertigibbet prefigures the same kind of generous- spirited and ingenious helpers in the plays Hugo ...
Albert W. Halsall, 1998
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Landscape - historical illustrations of Scotland, and the ...
said Tressilian ; but Flibbertigibbet only answered with a grin and a caper, and, bidding both of them farewell, with an exhortation to make the best of their way from the place, he set them the example, by running homeward with a velocity ...
George Newenham Wright, sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, misc.]), 1836
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The Tragedy of King Lear
(xvi) After 4.1.58 Q reads: Five fiends have been in poor Tom at once: of lust, as Ohidieut; Hobbididence, prince of dumbness; Mahu, of stealing; Modo, of murder; Flibbertigibbet, of mopping and miming, who since possesses chambermaids ...
William Shakespeare, Jay L. Halio, 2005
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Historical Romances of the Author of Waverley
Either Flibbertigibbet," answered Wayland Smith, " or else an imp of the devil in good earnest." " Thou hast hit it," answered Dickie Sludge ; "lam thine own Flibbertigibbet, man ; and I have broken forth of bounds, along with my learned ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIBBERTIGIBBET»

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2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder
Advertisement - Continue reading below. The last iteration of the Boxster Spyder featured a fussy, skeletal flibbertigibbet of a roof. The new car's top is simpler, ... «Car and Driver, Jul 15»
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A 'Doll's House' with a contemporary edge at Harbor Stage
After spending two acts manipulating everyone in her orbit, Ibsen's heroine — on the surface, a scheming flibbertigibbet — gets all righteous ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
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5 Weird Search Terms You Used, You Flibbertigibbet
Time again for five Weird Search Terms, the game in which you make us uncomfortable, and we inform the populace that there are fools, ... «CBS Local, Jun 15»
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Maria Duffy Q&A: 'I can get a week's work done between 1am and …
Flibbertigibbet. If you were to write a historical novel, which event or figure would be your subject? I'd love to write a story based around the ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Caroline Criado-Perez And The Death Of Western Civilization
Mind you, having said that, nothing quite as ugly as the awarding of the OBE to this annoying uber-talentless rabblerousing flibbertigibbet. «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
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Old Comedian Of The Year Final
... stoner philosophy his own. It's a shame, as he has some great jokes and the distracted, flibbertigibbet style works for him to a large degree. «Chortle, Jun 15»
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So Long, Farewell: A Letter from Mediaite's Resident Flibbertigibbet
Some people might not be aware that I migrated over here from our sister site The Braiser a year ago. (That's actually a photo of me, ... «Mediaite, Jun 15»
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The Game, Series 1, Episode 5, TV review: Clever penultimate …
As Joe (Tom Hughes) ran the rule over the prime suspects, from grizzled MI5 stalwart Daddy (Brian Cox) to flibbertigibbet newcomer Wendy ... «The Independent, May 15»
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These Words Would Knock Your State Out Of the National Spelling …
While Scripps whiz kids (aged 9 to 15) said their favorite words included “flibbertigibbet,” “onomatopoeia,” “schadenfreude,” “syzygy,” ... «Vocativ, May 15»
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Lamba Poised For National Bee
Often it's those that have weird pronunciations, such as flibbertigibbet or sphygmomanometer. But Shiv Lamba's most cherished word is pretty ... «Leesburg Today, May 15»
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