What is a flippity gibbet?

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What is a flippity gibbet?

2007-11-27 08:50:17 · 2 answers · asked by justwondering 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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It's spelled "flibbertigibbet," and it's usually used to mean a flighty, over-active person; however, in Shkespeare's King Lear it's used as the name of a demon possessing Tomo' Bedlam (Edgar in disguise).

2007-11-27 10:13:15 · answer #1 · answered by aida 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋

Usually refers to a flighty, high-energy person.

2007-11-27 08:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by DJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋