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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries고자질쟁이
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gojajiljaengi
"학교에서 그는 고자질쟁이로 알려져 있다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person, especially a child, who reports others' wrongdoings or misbehavior.
"In the playground, he was known as the tattletale who would always tell the teacher when someone broke the rules." - 2
A person who reveals secrets or informs on others, often for personal gain.
"She was labeled a tattletale after she disclosed her friend's secret to the teacher."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'tattletale' originated in the United States in the late 19th century, combining 'tattle', which comes from the Middle English 'tatel', meaning to talk foolishly or to gossip, and 'tale', referring to a story or report. Over time, it evolved to specifically denote someone who reports others' misdeeds, especially among children.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tattletale" is said worldwide
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rapporteur
Transliteration: ra-por-teur
"Il est connu comme un rapporteur dans la cour de récréation."
Petze
Transliteration: pet-se
"Er wird in der Schule als Petze bezeichnet."
spione
Transliteration: spee-oh-neh
"Nella classe, è considerato uno spione."
delator
Transliteration: de-la-tor
"En la escuela, lo llaman delator."
dedo-duro
Transliteration: deh-doo-roo
"Na escola, ele é conhecido como dedo-duro."
गद्दार
Transliteration: gaddar
"वह स्कूल में गद्दार के रूप में जाना जाता है।"
告密者
Transliteration: gàomì zhě
"在学校里，他被称为告密者。"
고자질쟁이
Transliteration: gojajiljaengi
"학교에서 그는 고자질쟁이로 알려져 있다."
密告者
Transliteration: mikkokusha
"学校では、彼は密告者として知られています。"
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