Flibbertigibbet

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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