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yaffler

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yaffler /ˈjaflə /
noun Australian English informal (in Tasmania) a person who is very talkative, especially someone who talks nonsense or boasts:
they reckon he is a yaffler who talks the talk but can't back it up.
– ORIGIN late 19th century: from British dialect yaffle talk fast and meaninglessly.
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