blatherskite

noun

blath·​er·​skite ˈbla-t͟hər-ˌskīt 

1

: a person who blathers a lot

2

: nonsense, blather

Synonyms

• applesauce [slang]
• balderdash
• baloney
• boloney
• beans
• bilge
• blah
• blah-blah
• blarney
• blather
• blither
• bosh
• bull [slang]
• bunk
• bunkum
• buncombe
• claptrap
• codswallop [British]
• crapola [slang]
• crock
• drivel
• drool
• fiddle
• fiddle-faddle
• fiddlesticks
• flannel [British]
• flapdoodle
• folderol
• falderal
• folly
• foolishness
• fudge
• garbage
• guff
• hogwash
• hokeypokey
• hokum
• hoodoo
• hooey
• horsefeathers [slang]
• humbug
• humbuggery
• jazz
• malarkey
• malarky
• moonshine
• muck
• nerts [slang]
• nonsense
• nuts
• piffle
• poppycock
• punk
• rot
• rubbish
• senselessness
• silliness
• slush
• stupidity
• taradiddle
• tarradiddle
• tommyrot
• tosh
• trash
• trumpery
• twaddle

Examples of blatherskite in a Sentence

a Scottish uncle who regards any pronouncement from the government as ignorable blatherskite

Recent Examples on the Web

To all the blatherskites who call it a place where shows die: Ha,ha! —Megan Stein, Country Living, 29 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Scots, alteration of blather skate, from blather, blether blather + skate a contemptible person

First Known Use

circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1