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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: blither 'to talk nonsense' (19-20 centuries), from blather

blithering

 adjective
     
blith‧er‧ing

blithering idiot

spoken someone who has done something very stupid
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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