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Flibbertigibbet   Listen
noun
Flibbertigibbet  n.  An imp.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Flibbertigibbet" Quotes from Famous Books



... after the birth of the Princess Royal a rascally boy named Jones was discovered concealed under a sofa in a room next to the Queen's. The offender was leniently dealt with in consideration of his immature years, but again and again, at intervals of a few months, the flibbertigibbet turned up in the most unlooked-for quarters, impudently asserting, on being questioned, that he had entered "the same way as before," and that he could, any time he pleased, find his way into the palace. It was supposed that he climbed over the wall on Constitution Hill and crept through one of the ...
— Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen V.1. • Sarah Tytler

... Percy, morosely—he was evidently out of humor about something; and then, as though he feared to bring on himself one of Erle's jesting; remarks, he roused himself with an effort. "Well, Toddlekins, how's Flibbertigibbet; come and sit on my knee, and I will tell you the story ...
— Wee Wifie • Rosa Nouchette Carey



Words linked to "Flibbertigibbet" :   saphead, muggins, tomfool, foolish woman, fool, sap



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