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tattletale gray
noun
a dirty or grayish white.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tattletale gray1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
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Everything is dingy, dirty, tattletale gray.
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He terms it "airing the linen," but around the bureau these days the practice has earned him the nickname "Tattletale Gray."
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