English

Noun

flibbertigibbet ‎(plural flibbertigibbets)

1. An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
2. (archaic) An imp, a fiend.
3. A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:flibbertigibbet.

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References

• flibbertigibbet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “flibbertigibbet” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).