flib·ber·ti·gib·bet (fl b  r-t -jb t)n. A silly, scatterbrained, or garrulous person. [Middle English flipergebet.] |
flibbertigibbet
Noun
Old-fashioned an irresponsible, silly, gossipy person [origin unknown]
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flibbertigibbet Noun Old-fashioned an irresponsible, silly, gossipy person [origin unknown]
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Expertly counterbalancing the twins' flibbertigibbet antics are Wiesen and Willow Geer, whose characters find themselves deliriously in love largely against their will. About a year ago, flibbertigibbets and voluptuaries in Washington and California were convinced that Arnold could somehow intimidate the entire political process into revoking that pesky amendment that bars the foreign born from running for president. Unfortunately, not only can these two not disguise the fact that they are playing flibbertigibbets, but the harder and harder they try to lend weight to their characters, the more offputtingly idiotic their actions appear. |
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