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What is the origin of the word 'chatterbox'?

Question #149249. Asked by elvislennon.
Last updated Apr 27 2023.
Originally posted Apr 17 2023 2:12 AM.

Philip_Eno
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Philip_Eno
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Chatterbox dates from the 1770s, a combination of chatter, an echoic or onomatopoeic word, and box, giving chatterbox the sense of "a box or container full of idle chatter."

link https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/chatterbox


Response last updated by gtho4 on Apr 27 2023.
Apr 17 2023, 2:15 AM
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