- bletherskite
- Scottish Vernacular DictionarySomeone talking rubbish, in the listener's opinion.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
bletherskite
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bletherskite — n a. a boastful or bombastic person, a windbag b. a villainous or disreputable person This picturesque word is the American and Australian version of the Scottish dialect word bletherskate . Although it is a fairly innocuous term of mild abuse,… … Contemporary slang
blatherskite, blatherskate, bletherskite — n a. a boastful or bombastic person, a windbag b. a villainous or disreputable person This picturesque word is the American and Australian version of the Scottish dialect word bletherskate . Although it is a fairly innocuous term of mild abuse,… … Contemporary slang
bletherskate — /ˈblɛðəskeɪt/ (say bledhuhskayt) noun British → blatherskite. Also, bletherskite …
