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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

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

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

That's all havers," said the Cornal; "all havers.

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

And there's a queer chap o' the name o' Tombs—they tell me he comes frae Cambridge, and is a kind of a professor there—anyway he's more stuffed wi' havers than an egg wi' meat.

From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John

I'll teach him scaring folks out o' their wits, an' wastin' good bedclothes on such havers!

From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)