tattletale

Etymology

tattle + tale

adj

  1. telltale; giveaway

noun

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

verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.

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