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Where does “flibbergib” come from?

flibbergib (English) comes from Old Norse fleipra-geipa(re) — babbler of nonsense.

flibbergib (English): A sycophant

Definitions

  1. A sycophant

Ancestry of “flibbergib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefleipra-geipa(re)babbler of nonsense

Words derived from “flibbergib”

  • flibbertigibbet
  • flibbertigibbety
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