informal
: detailed information : details
Click here for the deets.
At first you seemed hesitant to spill deets on your personal life. What changed?—TV Guide

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The star sat down with Women’s Health this winter to talk all things wellness recently and provided the deets on her daily routines. — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 10 Feb. 2023 Keep an eye out for cute suits with underwire cups, adjustable straps, and other details that take swimsuit functionality to the next level — all while serving trendy deets like glitzy hardware, ruffle hems, and retro belted waists. — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023 But some of the preferred patrons spilled the deets as to what their top-notch treatment looks like. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2022 Don’t even know how to get my Tweeps all caught up on the latest deets. — Daniel Foster, National Review, 1 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for deets

Word History

Etymology

plural of deet, shortening and respelling of detail entry 1

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deets was in 1986

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“Deets.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deets. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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