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- noun One who is
told something.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tehn ober to BBC 2 fur Stephen Fry an Larst Chanse to See; lukkin fur teh animules Douglas Adams went lukkin fur cos tehy is/wus neerly egg stinked – is a gud evenin fur wyldlyf tellee in TTi tonyt!
Rock, paper, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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An Happee she iz. ai cawlled hur – awn teh tellee fone!
Loading: - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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But we amembers treddle sewin masheens an blakanwyt tellee, awl teh saym!
mam, i r the suprvizer - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Tihs is Roes Maeri, teh tellee foney opra hater….ya doent sai….ya doent sai…!
mam, i r the suprvizer - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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‘Nay noo,’ replied the honest countryman, reining in his impatient horse, ‘stan’ still, tellee.
Nicholas Nickleby 2007
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'Never mind,' the Chinaman answered, now smiling in reality; 'me no tellee any one.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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"China-man no stealee -- you tellee him me no stealee -- he see me no takee him" -- and then he insisted upon my going to see for myself that the money was on the boot.
Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe
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"You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee git tee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll An Old Scout
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"My tellee massa," cried one of the younger men, rising.
Round the World in Seven Days Herbert Strang
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A little later he came back to say: I tellee you about Jesus.
Madeleine: An Autobiography Madeleine 1919
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