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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

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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

And Mistress M'Kissock will say that it is all havers and nonsense, but I am sure.

From The White Blackbird by Douglas, Hudson

To do the duty of a duces tecum we have a diligence against havers.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill

"It's havers ye're talkin', Duncan!" cried old Andrew sharply.

From Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro 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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