Tattle

Definitions

1. A tattletale.
   countable
2. Often said of children: a piece of incriminating information or an account of wrongdoing that is said about another person.
   Canada, US, countable, derogatory
3. Idle talk; gossip; (countable) an instance of such talk or gossip.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“We agree⟳ on almost nothing, everything is a battle / Every secret from him is kept, his rep is being a tattle”

“Have⟳ a special small bucket called the tattle bucket. Make⟳ name⟳ cards for each child. […] When children have⟳ a tattle, instead of disrupting the class, they get⟳ their name⟳ card and put⟳ it in the tattle bucket. Look⟳ in the bucket at varying times during the day. If you see⟳ a name⟳ card, go to the child and say⟳, "I see⟳ you have⟳ your name⟳ card in the tattle bucket. What would you like⟳ to tell⟳ me?" Many times, children will have⟳ forgotten all about the tattle.”

“Prattles and Tattles, / O'er Bottles, / Shall ſtill cheriſh my Fancy, / Better, and ſweeter, / And greater, / Than dull Tea with Nancy.”

“But, as ill tongues are never wanting to disturb the repose of honest families, there was such a tattle about my wife going to dress the corregidor's victuals, make⟳ his bed, and the like⟳, that all the town rang of it.”

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