flibbertigibbet

• n. 饶舌的人；轻浮的人；不负责任

无意义拟声词，闲扯，无聊。比较flimflam, gibber.

flibbertigibbet (n.)

1540s, "chattering gossip, flighty woman," probably a nonsense word meant to sound like fast talking; as the name of a devil or fiend it dates from c. 1600 (together with Frateretto, Hoberdidance, Tocobatto). OED lists 15 spellings and thinks flibbergib is the original.

1. But I think you a horrid old – old flibbertigibbet.

但我认为你是个可怕的老人,刷贫嘴的老头儿.

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