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Slabber
Ulster Scots Ulster
To talk nonsense or drivel; to gossip excessively. Also means to drool or slobber, but more commonly used for meaningless chatter.
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Don't mind him, he's just slabbering on as usual. Pure slabber, the lot of it."
ETYMOLOGY
From Middle English "slaberen" (to drool), extended metaphorically to speech.
HISTORICAL NOTES
Particularly strong in Northern Ireland, this word perfectly captures the dismissive attitude toward empty or gossipy conversation.
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