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
Ay, ay—I recollect now some of the havers o' Boll's about the Blounts,—Martha and Theresa, I think you call them.
From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley
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 Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
I marvel ye daur speak of Captain Angus—and ye wi' your havers and your jigs, while yer husband's far awa', and your bairn sick!
From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.
"Hoots, havers," answered his wife, laughing, pretending to be very much amused.
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
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