Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tell tales, to peach: To reveal someone's secrets or misdeeds to an authority figure, often in a childish, gossipy, or malicious manner. The word carries a strong negative connotation of being a tattletale or informer.
   • To blab, to gossip indiscreetly: To talk carelessly or too much about something that should be kept secret, often to cause trouble or show off.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa bé nào cũng ghét bạn học hay loe toe với cô giáo. (Every child hates a classmate who often tells tales to the teacher.)
  • Chuyện nhà đừng có mang đi loe toe với hàng xóm. (Don't take family matters to blab to the neighbors.)
  • Nó loe toe hết chuyện này đến chuyện khác, chẳng giữ được bí mật gì. (He blabs about one thing after another, unable to keep any secret.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "loe toe" is almost exclusively used in informal, colloquial contexts and often carries a disapproving or scornful tone. It describes behavior considered petty, untrustworthy, or immature.
• It can be used as a predicate verb or as an adjective-like modifier in compound structures (e.g., - a blabbermouth).

Variants and Related Words

• Mách lẻo (verb): A very close synonym, also meaning to tell tales or inform on someone secretly. and are often used interchangeably.
• Lẻo mép (adj): Talkative in a sharp-tongued or gossipy way.
• Ba hoa (verb): To boast or talk big, often excessively. While different in core meaning, it shares the sense of inappropriate or excessive talking.

Synonyms

• To tattle: To report someone's minor wrongdoings, especially by a child.
• To snitch (informal): To inform on someone, often for personal gain or to avoid trouble.
• To blab: To reveal secrets carelessly through talk.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Mồm loe toe: A "blabbermouth"; used to describe a person who cannot keep secrets and talks indiscreetly.
  • Thằng ấy mồm loe toe lắm, đừng kể gì cho nó biết. (That guy is a real blabbermouth, don't tell him anything.)

verb

1. to tell tales, to peach