Bletheration

/ˌblɛðəˈreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or habit of blethering; extended foolish or rambling talk; nonsense spoken at length.

Etymology

From Scottish 'blether' plus the suffix '-ation' (from Latin, meaning 'the action of'). Creates a formal-sounding noun from the Scottish dialect verb.

Kelly Says

Someone created this word to make 'blether' sound extra absurd and formal—like calling someone's rambling speech a 'bletheration'! It's the kind of word you'd use jokingly to dress up criticism in fancy language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ
min-ch
ARالعربية
تحدث
taḥaddatha
BNবাংলা
বিতর্ক
bi-turk
CACatalà
parlar
par-lar
CSČeština
kecal
ke-cal
DADansk
sladder
slad-der
DEDeutsch
Geschwätz
ge-shwätz
ELΕλληνικά
συζήτηση
si-zi-ti-ti
ESEspañol
locución
lo-ku-sión
FAفارسی
گفتگو
goy-te-goo
FISuomi
sanoittelua
sa-noi-tte-lu-ua
FRFrançais
bavardage
ba-var-aʒ
GUGU
ખેલવું
khel-vu
HAHA
hannun
han-nun
HEעברית
שיחה
shi-cha
HIहिन्दी
बातें
baaten
HUMagyar
beszélgetés
bes-zel-get-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
ngece
ngee-che
IGIG
nwụrụ
n-wu-ru
ITItaliano
chiacchiere
kja-kja-ree-re
JA日本語
たわごと
tawa-goto
KKKK
сөйлеу
soy-leu
KMKM
រឿង
reu-eng
KO한국어
떠들썩함
tteodeul-sseok-ham
MRMR
बातम्या
ba-ta-m-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
cakap
cha-kap
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုပါတယ်
so-ba-ta-el
NLNederlands
gebabbel
ge-ba-bel
NONorsk
babbel
bab-bel
PAPA
談話
tan-hava
PLPolski
gadanie
ga-da-nee
PTPortuguês
fala-fala
fa-la-fa-la
RORomână
vorbire
vor-bee-re
RUРусский
болтовня
bolto-vnya
SVSvenska
babbel
bab-bel
SWKiswahili
mazungumzo
ma-zun-gum-zo
TAதமிழ்
கூட்டம்
koo-tam
TEతెలుగు
చర్చ
charcha
THไทย
คุย
koy
TLTL
kuwentuhan
kwen-tu-han
TRTürkçe
sıkıntı
sik-in-ti
UKУкраїнська
болтання
bol-tan-nya
URاردو
گفتگو
goft-goo
VITiếng Việt
truyện
twee-en
YOYO
sọrọ
so-ro
ZH中文
闲聊
xián liáo
ZUZU
isibongo
si-bon-go

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