blatherskite

American  

[blath-er-skahyt] / ˈblæð ərˌskaɪt /

noun

1. a person given to voluble, empty talk.

2. nonsense; blather.

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blatherskite British  

/ ˈblæðəˌskaɪt /

noun

1. a talkative silly person

2. foolish talk; nonsense

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Etymology

Origin of blatherskite

First recorded in 1845–50; blather + skite skate ³

Example Sentences

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, for whom the word “blatherskite” could have been invented, says mankind stands “one minute to midnight,” and without commensurate action, “the anger and impatience” of the world will be “uncontainable.”

From Washington Post

What they found was a mostly well-run exercise in civic duty, slightly smirched by honest mistakes quickly rectified — and then buried in an avalanche of fantasy, fever dreams, grifter fiction and “blatherskite.”

From Washington Post

Aysgarth is presented as a strange mixture of gambler, fortune hunter, blatherskite, ne'er-do-well and what not.

From Los Angeles Times

I'll show you some of the most picturesque and genial old blatherskites you ever saw.

From Project Gutenberg

Karl Rove, architect of Republican George W. Bush's two presidential victories, called Trump a "joke candidate" and columnist George Will called him a "blatherskite" -- someone who blathers promiscuously.

From Reuters