drivel

Meanings

Noun

• Nonsense; senseless talk.
• Saliva, drool.
• A fool; an idiot.
• A servant; a drudge.

Verb

• To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
• To have saliva drip from the mouth.
• To be weak or foolish; to dote.
• To move or travel slowly.
• To use up or to be used up.

Origin

• From Middle English drivelen, drevelen, from Old English dreflian, from Proto-Germanic *drablijaną,
• from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerebʰ-.
• Compare Old Dutch drevel ("scullion").
• Perhaps a blend of drive and dribble.