What movie used the word flibberdy-gibbet? For some reason, Meg Ryan saying it comes to mind.
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It was used in the sound of music to describe Julie Andrews characters. It was in the song "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria". Here's the lyric... How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find a word that means Maria? A flibbertigibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown! Shakespeare has used it to describe his character Puck, and also the name of one of the five demons possessed by Tom, in King Lear. It means a flighty, whimsical person, prone to gossip. Cheers!
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