tattletale

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tattletale

  • /ˈtætəlˌteɪl/ US

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From tattle + tale.

adjective

  1. not comparable telltale; giveaway

noun tattletales

  1. childish, colloquial One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
  2. childish, colloquial One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

verb tattletales · tattletaling · tattletaled

  1. ambitransitive, childish, colloquial To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.

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