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tattletale

[tat-l-teyl] / ˈtæt lˌteɪl /


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Danielle Spencer, the former child star who played sassy tattletale Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

“You once said that using the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge just could not happen,” she harped like a little tattletale.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2023

You can avoid being branded a tattletale or flirt or a traitor.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2019

Don’t worry about coming across like a tattletale.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2018

With an extravagant bow, the tattletale removed herself.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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