clishmaclaver

noun

clish·​ma·​cla·​ver

¦klishməˈklāvər,

¦klēsh-

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: idle talk : gossip

Word History

Etymology

Scots clish to gossip (of imitative origin) + connective -ma- + claver

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