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Definition of tittle-tattle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tittle-tattle

noun
 
/ˈtɪtl tætl/
 
/ˈtɪtl tætl/
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)
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  1. unimportant talk, usually not true, about other people and their lives synonym gossip
    • The story was nothing more than idle tittle-tattle.
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: reduplication of tattle.
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