blatherskite

== English == === Alternative forms === blatherskate, bletherskate bladderskate, bladderskite, bletherskite, blatherumskite, blatheremskyte, bletheran skate, bletherkumskite (Scotland) === Etymology === From blather +‎ skite (“shit, shite”). Alternatively the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary asserts that the word is of Scottish origin, with blather/blether + skate referring to someone who is "contemptible". First use of the term dates to the mid-17th century. Compare cheapskate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblæðəɹˌskaɪt/ === Noun === blatherskite (countable and uncountable, plural blatherskites) A voluble purveyor of nonsense; a blusterer. Synonyms: bloviator, windbag; see also Thesaurus:chatterbox For more quotations using this term, see Citations:blatherskite. A worthless fellow; a deadbeat. Synonyms: good-for-nothing, punk; see also Thesaurus:worthless person Nonsense or blather; empty talk. Synonyms: drivel, poppycock; see also Thesaurus:nonsense === References === John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “Blatherskite, subs.”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 223, column 2. Wright, Joseph (1898), The English Dialect Dictionary‎[3], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 292