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clishmaclaver

[klish-muh-kley-ver, kleesh-]
noun Scot.
  1. gossip; idle or foolish talk.
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Origin of clishmaclaver

1720–30; clish(-clash) gossip (gradational compound based on clash) + -ma- (< ?) + claver
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Historical Examples

  • Julia's lovely eyes dilated at this clishmaclaver, and she bowed coldly.

    Hard Cash

    Charles Reade

  • Now, don't put any of your squinting constructions on this, or have any clishmaclaver about it among our acquaintances.

    Robert Burns

    William Allan Neilson

British Dictionary definitions for clishmaclaver

clishmaclaver

noun
  1. Scot idle talk; gossip
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Word Origin

C16: from clish-clash, reduplication of clash + claver
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