TELLTALE
ADJECTIVES
► SNITCH-ASS untrustworthy, tale-telling → 1980s African-American sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BACKBITER a tattletale → World War II Amer. sl.
► BAWLBABY a crybaby; a tattletale → 1937 Amer. dial.
► BEAN SPILLER an informer; a telltale → World War II Amer. sl.
► BELCHER a prison informer; a stool pigeon; a telltale → 1903 US criminals’ sl.
► BIGMOUTH an informer, a telltale → 1934 sl.
► BITCH SQUEAK a telltale, a garrulous female → 1950 US sl.
► BLAB an open-mouthed person; one who has not sufficient control over his tongue; a revealer of secrets or of what ought to be kept private; a babbler, a tattler, a telltale → c1374
► BLABBER one who blabs; one who reveals secrets; a telltale; a tattler → 1557
► BLABBERER one who reveals secrets; a telltale, a tattler → c1375
► BLABBERGUTS one who talks too much or betrays secrets; a gossip; a telltale → 1977 US sl.
► BLABBERLIP an indiscreet talker, a gossip, a telltale → c1551 UK sl.
► BLABBERMOUTH one who reveals secrets, a telltale, a gossip, an indiscreet talker → 1916 sl., orig. US
► BLABBING-BOOK a telltale → 1881 (Bk.)
► BLABMOUTHER a talkative person; an indiscreet talker; a gossip, a telltale → 1893 US sl.
► BLAB-TIT an indiscreet talker; a telltale → 1894 Eng. dial.
► BLAB-TONGUE an indiscreet talker; a telltale → 1600
► BLETHER-LUGS a babbler, a telltale → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLETHER-TAIL a babbler, a telltale → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLETHER-TONGUE a babbler, a telltale → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLOBBER-CHOPS a telltale → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLOB-TALE a telltale, talebearer, blabber → a1670 obs.
► BLOB-TONGUE one who blurts out a secret; a telltale; a blab; a gossip → 1886 Eng. dial.
► BOBBER one who carries tales; a telltale → 1944 services’ sl. (Bk.)
► CACKLE one who chats or gossips; a telltale, tattler, or blabber; one who divulges a secret → a1225 sl.
► CACKLER one who chats or gossips; a talkative person; a telltale, tattler, or blabber; one who divulges a secret → a1400 sl.
► CANK a gossip, a telltale → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CARRY-TALE a talebearer; a tell-tale → 1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHIRPER a tattletale → 1969 Amer. dial.
► CLATTERFART a chatterer, a babbler, a blabber, a tale-teller → 1552 obs.
► CLIPE-CLASH a telltale → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► CLIT-CLAT a talkative person, a gossip; a telltale, a blab; the noise made by a talkative person; foolish talk, gossip → 1869 Eng. dial.
► EXTURBMENT-MAKER a child who is always telling on other children; a telltale → 1970 Amer. dial.
► GABBIN-CHAT a telltale → 1905 Sc.
► GECK a person who tells tales behind another’s back; a gossip → 1997 Irish sl.
► GOSSIP-TOTER a child who is always telling on other children → 1965 Amer. dial.
► LAB ► LABBE a blab; a telltale; a great talker; a chatterbox; a gossip; one who cannot keep a secret → c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► LABRISHER a chatterer, a telltale → 1940s W. Indies
► LONG-TONGUE a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, a divulger of secrets; an unusually talkative woman; a scold → 1847
► MISS PHOTOPLAY one who tells all he knows → 1972 homosexual sl. (Bk.)
► NARK a person who reports to the authorities, a telltale → 1937 sl.
► PASSA a scandal-monger, a gossip, a telltale; always of a woman → 1908 Sc.
► SNITCH-CAT a child who is always telling on other children → 1965 Amer. dial.
► SNITCHER an informant; a telltale → L18
► SNURGE a tattle-tale, a sycophant → 1930s sl.
► SQUEAL-CAT a child who is always telling on other children → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TALE-PAT a telltale, a talebearer, one who divulges secrets → 1808 Sc.
► TALE-PIE a telltale; an informer; a tattler → 1855 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TALE-PIET ► TALE-PYET a telltale, a talebearer, one who divulges secrets → 1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TALE-TELLER a talebearer, a telltale → 1377
► TALE-TELLING-TIT a telltale, a talebearer → 1895 Eng. dial.
► TATTERTALE a tattletale → 1966 Amer. dial.
► TATTLEBUDGET a tattletale → 1966 Amer. dial.
► TATTLER an idle talker; a chatterer; a gossip; a talebearer; a telltale → 1550
► TATTLE-TALE one who discloses confidences or secrets; one who informs on or betrays others; a telltale; a talebearer; a whistle-blower → 1889 colloq, orig. US
► TITIVIL a mischievous talebearer; a tattling telltale → 1523 obs.
► TITIVILLER a tattling telltale, a mischievous talebearer, one who spreads scandal → 1581 obs.
► TITTERER a tattler, a telltale → 1377 obs.
► TITTLE-GOOSE a foolish, tattling person; a telltale, a foolish blab → 1807 Eng. dial.
► TITTLER one who tattles; a whisperer, a telltale, a talebearer; a gossip → 1399 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► TUTIVILLER a wicked, destructive, or difficult person; a person who gossips or tells tales; a tattler → 1568 obs.
► TUTIVILLUS a person who gossips, spreads rumour, or tells tales; a tattler → 1523 obs.
► TWIT a person who spreads rumour or gossip, or who reports others’ wrongdoings; a telltale → 1720
► TWITTER a telltale → 1854 Eng. dial.
► UNCLE TOM a tattletale, a telltale; a person who befriends another, usually in the workplace, only to deceive them → 1940s sl.
► YAFFNER a dishonest, untrustworthy, sneaky person; a telltale → 1935 US criminals’ sl.
► YAP a telltale, an informer → 1912 US sl.
► YAPPER a telltale, an informer → 1982 Aust. sl.
VERBS
► LAB to blab; to be a telltale → 1377 obs.