blatherskite

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who talks foolishly at length; nonsensical talk

   The old blatherskite rambled for an hour without making a point.

A 17th-century Scots formation from blather ('to talk nonsense') + skate, possibly the contemptuous use of skate ('a worthless person'). Popularized in America via the Scots song 'Maggie Lauder.'

Topics