flibbertigibbets
Frivolous gossipy people
Flibbertigibbets are frivolous, scatterbrained, or excessively talkative people.
The word carries an air of theatrical disdain, suggesting someone who chatters constantly about trivial matters: Those flibbertigibbets have been gossiping all afternoon.
The singular flibbertigibbet appears more often than the plural.
Disorganized, forgetful people
- ditzesScatterbrained, silly people
- lightweightsPeople of little influence
- featherbrainsFrivolous, silly people
- flightyErratic and unreliable
silly · birdbrained · dizzy · thoughtless · superficial · vapid · shallow · harebrained
Excessively talkative people
- blabbermouthsThose who divulge secrets
- busybodiesThose who interfere uninvited
- rumormongersSpreaders of unverified talk
- tattlersThose who reveal secrets
scandalmongers · gossipmongers · yentas · magpies · telltales · whisperers · prattlers · newsmongers
Restless movers
- squirmersThose who twist restlessly
- wrigglersCreatures that squirm
- twitchersFanatical rare-bird seekers
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
hyperactive · jittery · jumpy · nervous · agitated · impatient · unsettled · skittish
Minor demons or rascals
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
- mischief-makersThose causing playful trouble
- familiarsWitch's supernatural attendants
fiends · evil spirits · witchcraft · Salem · possession · devilry · folklore · superstition
scatterbrains
Disorganized, forgetful people
- ditzesScatterbrained, silly people
- lightweightsPeople of little influence
- featherbrainsFrivolous, silly people
flighty · silly · birdbrained · dizzy · thoughtless · superficial · vapid · shallow · harebrained · rattlebrained
chatterboxes
Excessively talkative people
- blabbermouthsThose who divulge secrets
- busybodiesThose who interfere uninvited
- rumormongersSpreaders of unverified talk
tattlers · scandalmongers · gossipmongers · yentas · magpies · telltales · whisperers · prattlers · newsmongers · gabbers
fidgeters
Restless movers
- squirmersThose who twist restlessly
- wrigglersCreatures that squirm
- twitchersFanatical rare-bird seekers
antsy · hyperactive · jittery · jumpy · nervous · agitated · impatient · unsettled · skittish · excitable
imps
Minor demons or rascals
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
- mischief-makersThose causing playful trouble
familiars · fiends · evil spirits · witchcraft · Salem · possession · devilry · folklore · superstition · malevolent
flibbertigibbetsstoics
Uncomplaining hardship bearers
sobersides · stuffed shirts · curmudgeons · old souls · greybeards
flibbertigibbetsintellectuals
People of scholarly pursuits
deep thinkers · scholars · sages · sobersides · philosophers
flibbertigibbetsstrong silent types
Quietly capable, emotionally restrained individuals