Flibbertigibbet
A Pantoum For The A-Z of Unusual Words (Part F) Challenge By Penny Fuller
Introduction
This is for The A-Z of Unusual Words (Part F) Challenge By Penny Fuller which you can check out here:
The Word
I was sure that this had been used in the Genesis song "The Colony Of Slippermen" from "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" but the word I had confused it with was "Slubberdegullion" (a dirty, worthless, or slovenly person. It's an archaic term that dates back to the 1650s), which it shares some letters with, but for some reason it is stuck in my mind.
So although this has been a total mistake, I have shared the song I thought it had come from.
The description could refer to me because I love talking to people and am flighty and whimsical. I love going off into imaginary wonderful worlds to take a break from the difficulties of the real world.
Kurt Vonnegut is one of my favourite authors and so that may have placed the word in my memory as well:
In the 1969 book Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Barbara Pilgrim, the daughter of the protagonist, is described as a "bitchy flibbertigibbet."
And so a poem, for this I am going to use the Pantoum format (my sixteen line version
The Flibbertigibbet
๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ
They're Long Away In A World Of Wonder
That's Where You'll Find The Flibbertigibbet
They Can Weave Stories Of Gods And Thunder
To Tell You Tales You Will Never Forget
๐ฎ๐งโโ๏ธ๐
That's Where You'll Find The Flibbertigibbet
Exploring Magic Worlds That They Have Found
To Tell You Tales You Will Never Forget
Giving You Thoughts And Feelings So Profound
๐ฎ๐งโโ๏ธ๐
Exploring Magic Worlds That They Have Found
They Will Take You On A Mystic Journey
Giving You Thoughts And Feelings So Profound
These Creatures Are A Gift To You And Me
๐ฎ๐งโโ๏ธ๐
They Will Take You On A Mystic Journey
They're Long Away In A World Of Wonder
These Creatures Are A Gift To You And Me
They Can Weave Stories Of Gods And Thunder
๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐งโโ๏ธ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ
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Comments (6)
Great word! So British! Loved your poem too, Mike. Going to check out Vonnegut too on your recommendation. An author I know but have never read.
Flibbertigibbet is a favourite spoken word of mine, although I have never written it ๐โฆ like you, I also identify closely with it (not the modern slang gossipy meaning but the chatty aspect. Well done โ .
Nice!
Great word choice and pantoum!
Never heard of this word but it is kind of fun to say and the poem was fun to read.
I've heard of this word before but didn't know the meaning. Loved your poem!