havers

[hey-verz]

interjection

Chiefly Scot.

1. nonsense; poppycock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of havers¹

Plural of haver nonsense, akin to haver

Example Sentences

On the heels of the rebooted “Lynley” TV series comes George’s 22nd mystery set in Cornwall and featuring the unlikely pairing of the aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and the all-too-human Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers.

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It takes 120 pages for Lynley himself to show up, called home on family business with Havers in tow, she on one week’s enforced bereavement leave due to the death of her mother.

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There are moments that stand out particularly as “pure Lynley” and “pure Havers.”

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People will be very surprised by the casting — especially of Barbara Havers — but I think both of the actors will grow on the viewer.

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The concern from former CDC staffers like Dr Fiona Havers is what might happen if and when the next Ebola or Covid is eventually spotted and starts spreading.

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