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havers

American  
[hey-verz] / ˈheɪ vərz /

interjection

Chiefly Scot.
  1. nonsense; poppycock.


Etymology

Origin of havers

Plural of haver nonsense, akin to haver

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Professional and amateur opinion havers had not only an occasion to vent about a salient class issue, but a new vocabulary for it.

From Slate Jan. 30, 2024

Wheesht, Janet, hinny—wheesht," said he; "dinna be talking havers.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various

Come, let us sit down again," he said, "and never heed my havers.

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil

"Naething mair? havers, man, ye dinna mean tae say they pack beds an' tables in boxes; a' doot there 's a truck missin'."

From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian

The King's forces are at Cartsdyke, and they'll be here the morn, and what's to come o' you then, wi' your covenanted havers?

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John

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