- bletherskate
- ['bleðəskeɪt]
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Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
bletherskate
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bletherskate — n. chatterbox, bigmouth … English contemporary dictionary
bletherskate — [ blɛδəskeɪt] noun variant spelling of blatherskite … English new terms dictionary
bletherskate — /ˈblɛðəskeɪt/ (say bledhuhskayt) noun British → blatherskite. Also, bletherskite …
bletherskate — var. of BLATHERSKITE … Useful english dictionary
blatherskite — (also bletherskate) n. 1 a person who blathers. 2 = BLATHER n. Etymology: BLATHER + skite, corrupt. of derog. use of SKATE(2) * * * ˈblatherskite A blustering, talkative fellow (U.S. colloq.): see bletherskate … Useful english dictionary
Land of Light — Infobox Album | Name = Land of Light Type = Album Artist = The Tannahill Weavers Released = 1986 Recorded = 1985 86 Genre = Scottish Traditional Folk Length = 39:55 Label = Green Linnet Records Producer =The Tannahill Weavers Reviews =… … Wikipedia
blatherskite — c.1650, bletherskate, in Scottish song Maggie Lauder, which was popular with soldiers in the Continental Army in the American Revolution, hence the colloquial U.S. use for talkative fellow, foolish talk, especially in early 19c. From BLATHER (Cf … Etymology dictionary
blatherskate — 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
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
blatherskite — [ blaδəskʌɪt] (also bletherskate) noun chiefly N. Amer. a person who talks at great length without making much sense. ↘foolish talk; nonsense. Origin C17: from blather + Sc. skite contemptible person … English new terms dictionary
