flibberty-gibbet en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of flibbertigibbet.
alt of flibbertigibbet
For a student of such a serious subject as literature that lad is the most incorrigible flibberty-gibbet.
1933, Barnaby Ross, Drury Lane's Last Case, republished, March 1946, as by Ellery Queen, Little, Brown, page 63
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flibberty-gibbets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |