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tattletale
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1880, from tattle + tale . Probably patterned on telltale (1540s). A 16c. word for "tattle-tale" was pickthank .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. telltale, giveaway n. 1 One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often by a child seeking attention. 2 One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A tattletale is someone who reports others' wrongdoings. Tattletale or variant, may also refer to: Tattletales , an American game show Tattle Tale , an American folk punk rock group The Tattle-Tales , a power pop music group Tattletale, an alias of the ...
Usage examples of tattletale.
There was no reason for Cedric to speak of me to Jacques, even if it were the done thing for a trombonist to play tattletale to the concertmaster, which I assure you Jacques-Marie Houdon would not permit.
She's right, it's one of the tattletales - losing twenty pounds just like that is like when the miners' canary drops dead in his cage.