tattle-talen.adj.

/ˈtat(ə)lteɪl/

Etymology: < tattle n. (or tattle v.), after tell-tale.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

1. = telltale n. 1. Occasionally attributive or as adj. (cf. telltale adj. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer

rounderOE

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tale-teller1377

clatterer1388

tittlerc1400

talebearer1478

whisterer1519

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telltale1548

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clatterfart1552

tale-carrier1552

babbler?1555

gossip1566

gossiper1568

carry-tale1577

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twitter1598

buzzer1604

blob-talea1670

gadabout1757

tell-pie1771

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clype1825

windjammer1880

tattle-tale1889

panta1908

clatfarta1930

1889 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Despot Broomsedge Cove 429 I'd strangle that tattle-tale with a mighty good will.

1929 W. Faulkner Sound & Fury 91 ‘I already told on her,’ Jason said... ‘And see what you got by it,’ Caddy said. ‘Tattletale.’

1946 C. McCullers Member of Wedding i. 45 ‘Frankie ain't no tattle-tale,’ said Berenice.

1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xiii. 89 Helen's tattle-tale scars.

1964 D. Macarthur Reminisc. i. 26 Come what may, I would be no tattletale.

1977 D. Bagley Enemy v. 37 Nellie is a tattle-tale, isn't she? Too bloody gossipy.

2. A tachograph; also in oil-well drilling (see quot. 1942).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > oil and natural gas recovery equipment > [noun] > recording devices or parts of

tattle-tale1942

wire line1962

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > instrument panel or dashboard > tachograph

telltale1863

tachograph1909

tattle-tale1962

spy in the cab1968

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §516/5 Tattletale, an instrument recording the pressure of the bit on the bottom and the work done during a shift.

1949 Amer. Speech 24 35 Another characteristic of oil-field language is the predominance of compound words... Compound nouns coined from a verb and its object are bore hole..swamp pole, and tattle tale.

1962 Amer. Speech 37 272 Tattletale,.. a complex device used on trucks, buses, and locomotives which records exact time, distance, and speed on a cylinder, and is used to check on how much speed and how many stops a vehicle made.

1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 165 Tattletale, a sealed tachograph in a tractor that simultaneously records a truck's speed and the time of day; thus producing a record of driving hours and stops. Installed by large companies to check on driver efficiency and running time, tattletales are, needless to say, unpopular with drivers.

3. tattle-tale grey n. an off-white colour resulting from inadequate laundering; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > drab or dingy grey

grey1664

Quaker colour1773

tattle-tale grey1943

1943 D. W. Brogan Eng. People 11 If the victory of the United Nations is a good thing for all..a member of this alliance may be well advised to put up with the fact that the other members' records are not snowy white, but at best tattle-tale grey.

1973 Houston Chron. Mag. People, Places, Pleasures 14 Oct. 11/4 In case all this still leaves the tattle tale grey, one must begin it all over again.

Derivatives

tattle-tale v. rare intransitive, to tell tales or ‘sneak’ on (somebody).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (intransitive)]

inform1588

peach1598

whistle1599

sing1612

whiddlec1661

squeak1690

wheedle1710

whittle1735

to blow the gab1785

snitch1801

rat1810

nose1811

sing1816

gnarl1819

split1819

stag1839

clype1843

squeal1846

blow1848

to round on1857

nark1859

pimp1865

squawk1872

ruck1884

to come or turn copper1891

copper1897

sneak1897

cough1901

stool1911

tattle-tale1918

snout1923

talk1924

fink1925

scream1925

sarbut1928

grass1929

to turn over1967

dime1970

society > communication > information > rumour > [verb (intransitive)] > bear tales or rumours

talea1225

tittlec1400

twittle1551

tattle1581

clavera1605

gossip1627

twita1643

clasha1689

fetch-and-carry1770

clype1843

clatfart1913

tattle-tale1918

labrish1935

1918 J. G. Thompson Lest we Forget 230 An American boy was expelled from a German gymnasium in Berlin, because he refused to ‘tattle-tale’ on the pupils in his class.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	tattle-tale
释义	tattle-talen.adj. /ˈtat(ə)lteɪl/ Etymology: < tattle n. (or tattle v.), after tell-tale. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). 1. = telltale n. 1. Occasionally attributive or as adj. (cf. telltale adj. 2). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer rounderOE blabc1374 tale-teller1377 clatterer1388 tittlerc1400 talebearer1478 whisterer1519 whisperer1547 telltale1548 tattler1549 clatterfart1552 tale-carrier1552 babbler?1555 gossip1566 gossiper1568 carry-tale1577 mumble-news1598 twitter1598 buzzer1604 blob-talea1670 gadabout1757 tell-pie1771 circulator1792 clype1825 windjammer1880 tattle-tale1889 panta1908 clatfarta1930 1889 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Despot Broomsedge Cove 429 I'd strangle that tattle-tale with a mighty good will. 1929 W. Faulkner Sound & Fury 91 ‘I already told on her,’ Jason said... ‘And see what you got by it,’ Caddy said. ‘Tattletale.’ 1946 C. McCullers Member of Wedding i. 45 ‘Frankie ain't no tattle-tale,’ said Berenice. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xiii. 89 Helen's tattle-tale scars. 1964 D. Macarthur Reminisc. i. 26 Come what may, I would be no tattletale. 1977 D. Bagley Enemy v. 37 Nellie is a tattle-tale, isn't she? Too bloody gossipy. 2. A tachograph; also in oil-well drilling (see quot. 1942). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > oil and natural gas recovery equipment > [noun] > recording devices or parts of tattle-tale1942 wire line1962 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > instrument panel or dashboard > tachograph telltale1863 tachograph1909 tattle-tale1962 spy in the cab1968 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §516/5 Tattletale, an instrument recording the pressure of the bit on the bottom and the work done during a shift. 1949 Amer. Speech 24 35 Another characteristic of oil-field language is the predominance of compound words... Compound nouns coined from a verb and its object are bore hole..swamp pole, and tattle tale. 1962 Amer. Speech 37 272 Tattletale,.. a complex device used on trucks, buses, and locomotives which records exact time, distance, and speed on a cylinder, and is used to check on how much speed and how many stops a vehicle made. 1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 165 Tattletale, a sealed tachograph in a tractor that simultaneously records a truck's speed and the time of day; thus producing a record of driving hours and stops. Installed by large companies to check on driver efficiency and running time, tattletales are, needless to say, unpopular with drivers. 3. tattle-tale grey n. an off-white colour resulting from inadequate laundering; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > drab or dingy grey grey1664 Quaker colour1773 tattle-tale grey1943 1943 D. W. Brogan Eng. People 11 If the victory of the United Nations is a good thing for all..a member of this alliance may be well advised to put up with the fact that the other members' records are not snowy white, but at best tattle-tale grey. 1973 Houston Chron. Mag. People, Places, Pleasures 14 Oct. 11/4 In case all this still leaves the tattle tale grey, one must begin it all over again. Derivatives tattle-tale v. rare intransitive, to tell tales or ‘sneak’ on (somebody). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (intransitive)] inform1588 peach1598 whistle1599 sing1612 whiddlec1661 squeak1690 wheedle1710 whittle1735 to blow the gab1785 snitch1801 rat1810 nose1811 sing1816 gnarl1819 split1819 stag1839 clype1843 squeal1846 blow1848 to round on1857 nark1859 pimp1865 squawk1872 ruck1884 to come or turn copper1891 copper1897 sneak1897 cough1901 stool1911 tattle-tale1918 snout1923 talk1924 fink1925 scream1925 sarbut1928 grass1929 to turn over1967 dime1970 society > communication > information > rumour > [verb (intransitive)] > bear tales or rumours talea1225 tittlec1400 twittle1551 tattle1581 clavera1605 gossip1627 twita1643 clasha1689 fetch-and-carry1770 clype1843 clatfart1913 tattle-tale1918 labrish1935 1918 J. G. Thompson Lest we Forget 230 An American boy was expelled from a German gymnasium in Berlin, because he refused to ‘tattle-tale’ on the pupils in his class. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.adj.1889
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