tattletale

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /'tæt.əlˌteɪl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /tat-l-tayl/

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• Hyphenation: tat‧tle‧tale

Noun

Singular tattletale

Plural tattletales

1. (countable & uncountable) To be a tattletale means to tell on someone about what they have done to try to get them in trouble; to snitch on someone.