flibbertigibbet
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Archaic. a gossip.
Origin of flibbertigibbet
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How to use flibbertigibbet in a sentence
The two girls clapped their hands and flibbertigibbet jumped up and down on the window sill to express her delight.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. Wallerflibbertigibbet chose one of the panes that was cleaner than the others and putting her two hands close to it began operations.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. Wallerflibbertigibbet nodded emphatically; the conversation was begun again and continued for half an hour.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. Wallerflibbertigibbet and the Marchioness did the finger-talking, and Freckles helped with the interpretation.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerThereupon flibbertigibbet beat upon her breast to indicate first person singular possessive.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. Waller
British Dictionary definitions for flibbertigibbet
/ (ˈflɪbətɪˌdʒɪbɪt) /
an irresponsible, silly, or gossipy person
Origin of flibbertigibbet
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