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Added 9 October 2026

tittle-tattle

noun

In Latin: sermunculus Wiktionary

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Petty, idle gossip.
An idle, trifling talker; a gossip.

verb

To engage in gossip.
To spread gossip.

Origin

Reduplication of tattle.

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