Definition
Characterized by excessive talkativeness, silliness, or frivolousness; acting in a scattered or nonsensical way.
Etymology
From flibbertigibbet (a silly, talkative person) + -y (adjective suffix). The -y transforms the noun into an adjective describing the quality of being like such a person.
Kelly Says
This adjective form is even rarer than the noun, but it perfectly captures that moment when someone's being ridiculously scatterbrained—'Don't be so flibbertigibbety about the details!'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነገር
an-d ne-ger
ARالعربية
مُلَحَّةٌ
mu-la-ha-tun
BNবাংলা
বোল-বোল
bo-lo-bo-lo
CSČeština
rozmarýn
ro-za-mar-yn
DADansk
flimrarende
flim-ra-ren-de
ELΕλληνικά
φλυαρός
flia-ros
ESEspañol
locución extravagante
flo-ber-ti-ghe-be-ti
FISuomi
flintaileva
flin-tai-le-va
FRFrançais
froufrou
fru-fru
HAHA
kyautata
kya-u-ta-ta
HEעברית
בזבוזי
ba-za-vo-zi
HIहिन्दी
फुसफुसाते हुए
phus-phus-a-te hue
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-ni
IGIG
okwu dị n'anya
ok-wu di n'an-ya
ITItaliano
froufrou
fru-fru
KO한국어
어떤 말이지
eo-tteon mal-i-ji
MSBahasa Melayu
berlebihan
ber-le-be-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyae-pya-nt
NLNederlands
froufrou
fru-fru
NONorsk
flimrende
flim-ren-de
PLPolski
fikuśny
fi-ku-sh-ny
PTPortuguês
frou-frou
fru-fru
RORomână
flitărește
flit-a-re-ste
RUРусский
базарный
ba-zar-ny
SVSvenska
flintig
flin-tig
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
TAதமிழ்
மெலிதான
me-li-tha-na
TEతెలుగు
చాటుగా
cha-tu-ga
TLTL
malisyoso
ma-li-syo-so
TRTürkçe
süslenmiş
su-y-lu-sh
UKУкраїнська
базіка
ba-zi-ka
URاردو
بہت بے جا
be-hat be-ja
VITiếng Việt
lung linh
lung-linh
ZUZU
izwi elinye
i-zwi e-li-nye
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Adjectival form of the gendered insult, applied to behavior or attributes coded as feminine frivolity or excessive emotionality.
Inclusive Usage
Avoid using as a descriptor; instead describe specific behaviors (e.g., 'scattered', 'energetic', 'talkative') without gendered judgment.
Inclusive Alternatives
["scattered","energetic","verbose","animated"]