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
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.
She will be getting old and thinking droll thoughts, Hamish—just old wives' havers, about the crops and the wars that will be coming.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
"Who was it that started these same spells?" says I. "Was it not in your mind to be trying these havers on Bryde yourself?"
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John
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)
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