blue myrtle
noun
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of blue myrtle
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby blue myrtle
blue moon, blue mould, Blue Mountains, blue mud, blue murder, blue myrtle, blueness, blue nevus, Blue Nile, blue norther, bluenose
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