roddelaar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flibbertigibbet noun An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
- gossip noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
- tattletale noun (informal, chiefly North American) Someone, especially a child, who reports on other people's misbehaviour, often just to get them in trouble.
Senses
roddelaar is used for these senses in English:
- flibbertigibbet An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
- gossip (countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
- gossip (uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
- gossiper A person who gossips.
- slanderer One who slanders or defames the name or reputation of another person.
- tattletale One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.
flibbertigibbet — full definition
- noun An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
- noun A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips.
- noun An imp, a fiend.
gossip — full definition
- noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
- noun A person who habitually talks about others' private business.
- verb To talk about other people's private lives, often spreading rumors.