flibbertigibbet UK /ˌflɪbətiˈdʒɪbɪt/US /ˈflɪbɚtiˌd͡ʒɪbɪt/ noun3 •An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.All this responsibility at such an early age made her a bitchy flibbertigibbet. — 1969 •A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips.“Thou flibbertigibbet,” cried Catwezle, who had been listening, “all is clear as springwater. This Rapkyn was a sorcerer!” — 1970 •(no longer used) An imp, a fiend. formsflibbertigibbets