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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BLICKER, n. Also bliker.

1. A boaster, braggart, windbag; stupid person.Bnff. 1925 Placin' o' the Minister in Bnffsh. Jnl. (21 April):
Ye're sic a set o' haivless blickers doon Glinton-glen wye.Abd. c.1900 G. Williams W.-L.; Mearns³ 1915:
Fat are ye deein', ye senseless blicker?

2. The talk of such a person.  Freq. in pl. (‡Abd. 1975).Abd. c.1900 G. Williams W.-L.:
A blicker o' nonsense.Abd. 1923 H. Beaton Benachie 54:
Fat wis yon blikers I h'ard ye speakin' aboot.

Hence blickerin, adj., stupid.Abd. c.1900 G. Williams W.-L.: 
A blickerin idiot.