titivil

== English == === Alternative forms === titifil === Etymology === From Titivillus, a demon said to introduce errors into the work of scribes. Used in medieval mystery plays, from which it entered common usage. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɪtɪvɪl/ === Noun === titivil (plural titivils) (obsolete) A mischievous gossip or a troublemaker. ==== Synonyms ==== (gossip): rumourmonger, talebearer; see also Thesaurus:gossiper (troublemaker): knave, scoundrel; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker === References === John S[tephen] Farmer; W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley, compilers (1904), “titivil”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume VII, [London: […] Neill and Co.] […], →OCLC, page 138.