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havers

American  
[hey-verz] / ˈheɪ vərz /

interjection

Chiefly Scot.
  1. nonsense; poppycock.


Etymology

Origin of havers

Plural of haver nonsense, akin to haver

Example Sentences

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Professional and amateur opinion havers had not only an occasion to vent about a salient class issue, but a new vocabulary for it.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2024

Mrs. M'Cosh said, "Awa wi' ye, laddie," and "Sic havers," but after much urging owned that she knew a song which had been a favourite with her Andra.

From Penny Plain by Douglas, O.

"Naething mair? havers, man, ye dinna mean tae say they pack beds an' tables in boxes; a' doot there 's a truck missin'."

From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian

I marvel ye daur speak of Captain Angus—and ye wi' your havers and your jigs, while yer husband's far awa', and your bairn sick!

From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.

Wheesht, Janet, hinny—wheesht," said he; "dinna be talking havers.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various