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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

Example Sentences

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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

Geranniums! ger—— havers, that's no' what Speug is after, you bet.

From Young Barbarians by Maclaren, Ian

She will be getting old and thinking droll thoughts, Hamish—just old wives' havers, about the crops and the wars that will be coming.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John

Aunt Margaret has spared no pains to make her clean and tidy and saving——" "Hoots havers!

From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

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

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil

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