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Definition of Tattletale

1. Noun. Someone who gossips indiscreetly.

Definition of Tattletale

1. Adjective. telltale, giveaway ¹

2. Noun. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often by a child seeking attention. ¹

3. Noun. One who gossips, often for the sake of attention. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tattletale

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tattletale

Literary usage of Tattletale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treasury of Plays for Children by Montrose Jonas Moses (1921)
"You ain't goin' to be a tattletale, are you? JANE. Not if you'll let me see what's in the cellar. THOMAS. What! You look in that cellar — why, there's bars ..."

2. Ethics and Natural Law: A Reconstructive Review of Moral Philosophy Applied by George Lansing Raymond (1920)
"... and there is danger, if he try to follow her advice, that he may become, as has many a "mother's darling," a sneak, a tattletale, or a hypocrite. ..."

3. Oral and Written English by Milton Chase Potter, Harry Jewett Jeschke, Harry Orrin Gillet (1921)
"(Laughing at first, then looking serious and talking doubtfully) They 11 call you a tattletale if you show that to Miss Conklin. TOM. ..."

4. Oral and Written English by Milton Chase Potter, Harry Orrin Gillet (1917)
"(Laughing at first, then looking serious and talking doubtfully) They '11 call you a tattletale if you show that to Miss Conklin. TOM. ..."

5. Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"I duck past an intersection, head for the elevator doors, then remember the tattletale I'm wearing on my ankle, which will go spectacularly berserk if I try ..."

6. Our Navy at Work: The Yankee Fleet in French Waters as Seen by Reginald by Reginald Wright Kauffman (1918)
"The air's a tattletale! And would you try to hurry back And give the news a chase? It's sure to beat you homeward and To meet you at the Base. ..."

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