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tattletale

[ tat-l-teyl ]

noun

  1. a talebearer or informer, especially among children.


adjective

  1. telltale; revealing:

    a tattletale smear of lipstick on his collar.

tattletale

/ 藞迟忙迟蓹濒藢迟别瑟濒 /

noun

  1. a scandalmonger or gossip
  2. another word for telltale
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tattletale1

An Americanism dating back to 1885鈥90; tattle + tale
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All media; corporate media, social media, local media, national media, state media, non-profit, for-profit and the tattletale kid down the street.

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鈥淪he used to go to school with our parents and Mr. Porter. I heard she was a tattletale back then. These days there aren鈥檛 many Remarkables who aren鈥檛 afraid of her.鈥

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鈥淵ou once said that using the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge just could not happen,鈥 she harped like a little tattletale.

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He has established a tattletale line to complain about teachers.

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A good friend of mine calls this 鈥渢he Texas tattletale law鈥 and adds, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like laws that encourage spying.鈥

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