flibbertigibbet
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Noun — An unconventional, restless person, especially a young woman.
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Etymology
Comes from late Middle English [Term?], first attested in 1549 and probably imitative of the nonsense uttered by gossips. From around 1603 it was also used for an imp or fiend and as a name of the Devil. Alternatively, but far less likely, it may be an alteration of flibbergib ("toady, sycophant"), possibly from a hypo...
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