earbasher en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From ear + basher.
Meanings
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(Australia, slang) A person who talks or complains a lot; a chatterbox or nagger.
Yorkey had met men like Dodds before, earbashers, kingsized earbashers, but he gave him another smoke and listened to all the dreary tales, hoping there'd come a mention of Jimmy Moon.
2011, Patricia Shaw, Waiting for the Thunder: A vivid Australian saga of strength and survival:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earbashers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |