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It is quite fascinating to observe the survival, resurrection in some sense, of archaic terms such as 'Flibbertigibbet'. The etymology traces back to the 15th century and it's a composite of 'flipperty-', a dialectal term used to indicate frivolousness, and the word '-gibbet', akin to 'gibber', meaning to babble or …
3 years, 1 month ago on Just discovered 'Flibbertigibbet'!