havers
Americaninterjection
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
Gang oot o' my chaumer wi' yer havers," cried Mr Cupples, "and lea' me wi' Alec Forbes.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
"Keep up your heart, and dinna talk havers," he said, "for I promise ye ye'll see naught uglier this night than the man whom ye ride behind."
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth Wilson Grierson
I'll teach him scaring folks out o' their wits, an' wastin' good bedclothes on such havers!
From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill
"It's havers ye're talkin', Duncan!" cried old Andrew sharply.
From Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
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