blatherskite

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blatherskite

/ˈblæðəɹˌskaɪt/

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From blather + skite (“shit, shite”). Alternatively the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary asserts that the word is of Scottish origin, with blather/blether + skate referring to someone who is "contemptible". First use of the term dates to the mid-17th century. Compare cheapskate.

noun blatherskites · blatherskate · bletherskate · bladderskate · bladderskite · bletherskite

countable, uncountable A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer. She never had any ideas, any more than a fog has. She was a perfect blatherskite; I mean for jaw, jaw, jaw, talk, talk, talk, jabber, jabber, jabber; but just as good as she could be.
Similar: bloviator, windbag, airbag, babblemouth, babbler, bag of wind, blab, blabberer, blatherer, blabbermouth, blatherskite, chatterbag
countable, uncountable A worthless fellow; a deadbeat. Who social circle ape to lead, / Without the solid requisite; / Where high pretension is the creed, / And every look betrays the breed; / Avaunt, ye vulgar blatherskite.
Similar: good-for-nothing, punk, absolute zero, assbucket, asswipe, badling, blatherskite, bugger, carrion, cipher, cockstain, crumb
countable, uncountable Nonsense or blather; empty talk. Now such a state of affairs as that is unknown in England. To print this statement is to expose ourselves there to the suspicion of blatherskite and exaggeration.
Similar: drivel, poppycock, absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple grease, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney, banana oil

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@misc{blatherskite_2026,
  title = {blatherskite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blatherskite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}