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flibbergib

Noun CEFR B2
ˈflɪbə(ɹ)d͡ʒɪb

Definitions

A sycophant.

humorous, obsolete

Examples

“[T]hese flatterers, and flibbergibbes another day ſhall come⟳ and clawe you by the back […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

flibbertigibbet flibberty-gibbet flibbets flibustier flic flic-flac

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