tittle-tattle

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  1. noun Petty gossip; trivial talk.
  2. intransitive verb To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.

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  1. Reduplication of tattle.

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  1. from tittle + tattle; or a varied reduplication of tattle.
  2. Early modern English also title-tatle; from tittle-tattle, v.
 

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/ˈtɪtltætl/
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