Tattletale

Word TATTLETALE
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Definitions and meanings of "Tattletale"

What do we mean by tattletale?

One who tattles on others; an informer or talebearer. noun

Revealing; telltale. adjective

Telltale, giveaway adjective

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

One who gossips, often for the sake of attention. noun

Someone who gossips indiscreetly noun

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

One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

One who snitches; a judas Urban Dictionary

A tattle-tale is a (sort of) righteous person who complains about you every time he catches you doing something you shouldn't do. They are all very annoying. Urban Dictionary

A person that feels the need to point out that Photoshop was used on an image, no matter how super cool or hilarious the results may be. The fact that people ALREADY KNOW that the image is OBVIOUSLY Photoshopped does not discourage them one bit. They think this makes them seem smart or computer savvy. Urban Dictionary

1. A person (especially a child) who informs the teacher/parent/guardian about others "John Doe is having a seizure" NOT A TATTLETALE "Mary Confoogi caused John Doe to have a seizure" IS A TATTLETALE While some kids think telling is advocating for themselves, it really isn't. Urban Dictionary

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The word "tattletale" in example sentences

The penalty for such a violation was for the immediate surrender of the paper, which was soon retrieved by the stealth "tattletale" who was hovering on the periphery as his rival was subjected to disciplinary action. [email protected] (2010)

The "tattletale" lights will make it easier for troopers to enforce traffic laws for failing to stop at red lights and failing to yield the right of way, he said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The new "tattletale" lights were installed last week on Highway 12 at the intersections of Highway 124 and Humorist Road in Burbank. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reporting objectionable contents or activities has nothing to do with being a "tattletale" or "stoolpigeon", contrary to what is sometimes discussed in forums. ❋ Klaus Wiesmüller (2009)

"I hope they don't look at it that way," Lorentzen says when asked about the "tattletale" accusations sure to follow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In an effort to curtail vehicles running red lights, "tattletale" lights have been installed at two intersections in the Burbank area. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unfortunately, I can remember being taught, “No one likes a tattletale” in kindergarten by my teacher. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Consequently, they may focus their investigation on the most vulnerable person -- the "tattletale," the "whistleblower," the target whose "difference" marked them for social aggression or "bullying" in the first place. ❋ Janice Harper (2011)

I counted Bill and Megan Romersma, whose place backed up to ours and whose son, Jared, Puddles and I had ditched earlier, because there was no way we were going to get away with this if that little tattletale had come along. ❋ Craig Lancaster (2011)

Decades later, they remember that Ronnie was a tattletale. ❋ Ann Rule (2010)

Drastic measures are often necessary when tattletale brother is about to blab to Mom. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I was a little tattletale who squealed on him and his friends when I spotted them stealing a baseball from a variety store. ❋ DAVID MARANISS (2010)

She, however, refused to name the rumor-mongers and explained in the letter that, if she did name names, people would then label her a tattletale: "that shulde be but a briding of a ivel name of me ... and so get the ivel wil of the people, wiche thinge I wolde be lothe to have." ❋ Unknown (2008)

The tattletale that goes around the neighborhood telling on the cool kids who break the rules. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Notice to parents: As we teach tolerance and honesty to our kids, and tell them that it is okay to tattletale when they witness abuse, how can we then stand behind punishing truth tellers in our broader culture? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Don't be [such a] [tattletale]. ❋ Npj023 (2010)

One day, a tattletale called melvin [sneedly] caught bob the bully putting a [stinkbomb] in the teacher's desk to [prank him]. He ran to the teacher's office to tell on him. Don't be such a tattletale! screeched bob. Or prepare your a**s later!! Of course he got worse punishment for using a vulagarity. Arrrghh!! Thought bob as he got caned by the teacher. I'm going to get melvin later and punch the daylights out of him! But that's another story. The end. ❋ DAFAQ DICKMAN (2017)

"Dude, no way is that rooster THAT big, it's [Photoshopped]...!" "[No REALLY], seven foot [roosters] aren't real...? I had NO idea, quit being such a Photoshop Tattletale, you're spoiling our fun..." ❋ Archanimal (2012)

[Mary] [Confoogi] is a [tattletale] ❋ BabbleBoy (2023)

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