/ ˈtɪtl tætl; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( informal , disapproving ) unimportant talk, usually not true, about other people and their lives
SYN gossip
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: reduplication of tattle .
/ ˈtɪtl tætl; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( informal , disapproving ) unimportant talk, usually not true, about other people and their lives
SYN gossip
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: reduplication of tattle .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005