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havers

American  
[hay-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

Ruth: I always fancied she’d turn up again, In spite of all her raivelling—Michael, you mind, About the mutch with frills, and all thon havers?

From Krindlesyke by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

"What havers are you on now, John?" said he, with no pause in the supping of his porridge.

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro

Wheesht, Janet, hinny—wheesht," said he; "dinna be talking havers.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various

No. 41., p. 166., col. 1., line 8 from bottom, for "Cordius" read "Cardin"; p. 171., l. 29., for "havers" read "haver"; and p. 172., l. 24., for "Murton" read "Muirton."

From Notes and Queries, Number 42, August 17, 1850 by Various

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