blather








noun

  1. foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to talk or utter foolishly; blither; babble: The poor thing blathered for hours about the intricacies of his psyche.

verb

  1. (intr) to speak foolishly

noun

  1. foolish talk; nonsense
  2. a person who blathers
v.

1520s, Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse blaðra “mutter, wag the tongue,” perhaps of imitative origin. Related: Blathered; blathering.

n.

1787, from blather (v.).

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