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  • noun Plural form of tattler.

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Examples

  • Great blog -- you know dogs are great scapegoats for eating all that spilled cereal, too -- my little sis and bro were tattlers, so I never trusted them to take the fall without squawking!

    the lesser known superpowers 2008

  • But I knew of the type of thing he did & does directly from the "MSM" that everyone seems to blame; they are the ones that informed me of how "the beltway" & similar power scenes work, and how it all used to happen "in secret" before there were media "tattlers" willing to gossip about it.

    Wingnuts Embrace Margaret Carlson's Falsehoods About Hillary 2009

  • Now New York tattlers have spied shots of J.B and D.J lounging around under the sun in P.R. The pair took the time to play some volleyball, and even tried their hands at a few rounds of blackjack while vacationing together.

    Justin and Jessica-A Couple? 2007

  • According to Page Six tattlers: “Louis Vuitton had sent over some samples for her to wear in the shoot,” said a snitch.

    Did Lindsay Lohan Steal $400,000 Worth Of Jewels From Elle Photoshoot? 2007

  • It is precisely the sort of damaging tittle-tattle that led to the toppling of Charles Kennedy, except that this time the tittle-tattlers now appear to be running the party.

    Time for Ming to shape up 2006

  • I had an officer on my site say that officers within the department who were hostile to the racist and sexist comments that he and other officers had written there, were “tattlers” just out to get promoted and should be ashamed of themselves.

    Nothing Has Changed Since The Rodney King Verdict 2006

  • And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

    Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

  • And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • It is precisely the sort of damaging tittle-tattle that led to the toppling of Charles Kennedy, except that this time the tittle-tattlers now appear to be running the party.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

    1 Timothy 5. 1999

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