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Two Words: Blatherskite & Fudgel The word blatherskite probably is not in your everyday thought pattern, but it has a recognizable quality. The “Blather” hints that this has something to do with speech, and it does. Blatherskite is a noun adapted for use in America during the Revolutionary War. Blatherskite is a Scottish word for people who talk on and on about nothing. Today, we think of politicians and some media celebrities as blatherskites. Another way to remember this word is to think about people who talk about gibberish. “Senator Braggart was nothing more than a blatherskite.” “My neighbor is a blatherskite who goes on and on about the birds in her yard.” “Out west, they refer to blatherskites as people with ‘big hat, no cattle.’” “On the television show Cheers, Kelsey Grammer played the perfect blatherskite in his character Dr. Frazer Crane.” Red Divider Fudgel is a word that has gone out of use, but I think we should bring it back. A fudgel is someone who loafs, a slacker, someone who coasts while others work. I want to bring it back as an inside joke where some know its meaning, and the fudgels look on with puzzlement. Right now, Webster considers fudgel a slang term and does not include it in the dictionary. I vote for bringing it back because today we have a plethora of fudgels walking around. Actually, they are probably sitting around too lazy to walk around. “Sam was a real fudgel and was always late to work.” “Sally had become a real fudgel who pretended to work while texting her friends.” “Fudgelling has become a real problem for employers in the age of social media.” “Joe and I were digging the ditch for hours, and Will sat and talked like the true fudgel he is.” “Fudgels are people who play electronic soccer rather than getting out there and actually playing on a team.” https://pillarsoftherepublic.com/two-words-blatherskite-fudgel/