waffler

waffler
Ⅰ.
waffle [1] informal VERB speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.
NOUN lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.
DERIVATIVES waffler noun waffly adjective.
ORIGIN from dialect waff «yelp», of imitative origin.
Ⅱ.
waffle [2] NOUN a small crisp batter cake, baked in a waffle iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup.
ORIGIN Dutch wafel; related to WAFER(Cf. ↑wafer) and GOFFER(Cf. ↑G).

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