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blatherskite

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blatherskite /ˈblaðəskʌɪt/ (also bletherskate)

▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a person who talks at great length without making much sense.

■ foolish talk; nonsense.

– origin C17: from blather + Scots skite ‘contemptible person’.

'blatherskite' also found in these Oxford entries:

bletherskate - skite

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Skite (verb - scots slang), noun, and AusE/NZE (noun) [also: blatherskite]

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