TITTLE-TATTLE


Meaning of TITTLE-TATTLE in English

/ ˈtɪtl tætl; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( informal , disapproving ) unimportant talk, usually not true, about other people and their lives

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: reduplication of tattle .

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