tittle-tattle
/ˈtɪt(ə)ltat(ə)l
/noun [mass noun]
Casual conversation about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true; gossip: she would never listen to tittle-tattle about another girl...
- I reckon the gossip surrounding her breasts is just that - idle tittle-tattle.
- Despite this he added: ‘What's important to me is not who does a particular job but that we get the message across and I'm not going to get involved in tittle-tattle and gossip about who does what.’
- It's a strange combination of gossip and in-house tittle-tattle.
verb [no object]
Engage in casual conversation about other people.Yet the latest Royal scandal reminds us that as a nation we are still in thrall to gossip and tittle-tattle about the famous - and especially royalty.
Origin
Early 16th century: reduplication of tattle.
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