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单词 retattle
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retattlev.

Brit. /ˌriːˈtatl/, U.S. /riˈtædəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, tattle v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + tattle v.
humorous. rare.
transitive. To tattle about again; to tell again by tattling.With punning allusion to the name of the various periodical publications entitled ‘The Tatler’.
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1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 229. ⁋3 To enumerate some of these my doughty Antagonists, I was threatened to be answered Weekly Tit for Tat: I was undermined by the Whisperer, haunted by Tom Brown's Ghost, scolded at by a Female Tatler... I have been annotated, retattled, examined, and condoled.
2003 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 8 Apr. d10 After assuring TIC that the photo of Prince William was real and not an April Fool's joke, Tatler called over the weekend..to re-tattle its tale.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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