Flibbertigibbet
[flib-er-tee-jib-it] /ˈflɪb ər tiˌdʒɪb ɪt/
noun
1.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
2.
Archaic. a gossip.
/ˈflɪbətɪˌdʒɪbɪt/
noun
1.
an irresponsible, silly, or gossipy person
n.
1540s, “chattering gossip, flighty woman,” probably a nonsense word meant to sound like fast talking; as the name of a devil or fiend it dates from c.1600.
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