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havers

American  
[hay-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

Troth, to-morrow's a Sunday, an' not to be disturbed o' none such havers.

From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill

I saw fine that the man was daft, but what answer could I gie to his havers?

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan

You are not heeding John's havers about your name being mixed up with the affair in a poor Sassanach inn-keeper's story?

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro

What cud gar ye think I likit sic havers?

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald

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