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tat⋅tle⋅tale

  [tat-l-teyl]
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–noun
1. a talebearer or informer, esp. among children.
–adjective
2. telltale; revealing: a tattletale smear of lipstick on his collar.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; tattle + tale
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tat·tle·tale   (tāt'l-tāl')   
n.  One who tattles on others; an informer or talebearer.
adj.  Revealing; telltale.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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