tittle-tattle
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈtɪtəlˌtætəl/
- Archaic
- She often enjoyed some light tittle-tattle with her friends over coffee in the afternoons.
Examples
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The magazine was filled with tittle-tattle about celebrities and their personal lives.
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During the lunch break, the coworkers engaged in tittle-tattle about their weekend plans.
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"Such tittle-tattle needs to be firmly rejected.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
198
1.1
Informal talk about other people's private lives, often with rumors
118
3.2
Informal conversation about other people that may not be true
111
4.8
Secret information that harms someone's reputation
29
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
17
2.8
Short friendly talk about unimportant things
9
8.8
Rumor or gossip, often not confirmed and shared informally
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7.1
A short friendly talk between people
6
1.7
Talking about other people's personal lives in a casual way
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8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
3
9.7
A lot of noisy talking about not important things
2
8.9
News about someone's private life that people share
2
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
8.2
A friendly informal chat between people who know each other
1
9.9
Silly, unimportant talk that wastes time
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
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9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
1
9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
1
7.7
A friendly informal talk about unimportant things
1
8.6
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Light informal talk among people at social or literary gatherings
Antonyms
How Gossipy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tittle-tattle comes from a playful joining of tittle, an old word for a very small thing, and tattle, meaning 'to gossip'. So tittle-tattle means small, unimportant talk or gossip.