prittle-prattle

British

/ ˈprɪtəlˌprætəl /

noun

foolish or idle talk; babble

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Etymology

Origin of prittle-prattle

C16: reduplication of _prattle

Example Sentences

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So giving both Ganymede and Aliena a gentle good-night, he resorted to his lodge, leaving Aliena and Ganymede to their prittle-prattle.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

As their noisome prittle-prattle faded into the distance, Habrunt felt the danger pass.

From Si'Wren of the Patriarchs by Cheney, Roland Jon

“Have done with your whispered prittle-prattle, Jan, and let me have sight of this fellow,” he called angrily.

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

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