smatter

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To talk superficially; to babble, chatter.
2. 2
   To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.
3. 3
   To study or approach superficially; to dabble in.
4. 4
   To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.

Noun

1. 1
   A smattering (small number or amount).
2. 2
   A smattering (superficial knowledge).