spoiler alert

noun

: a reviewer's warning that a plot spoiler is about to be revealed

Examples of spoiler alert in a Sentence

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The excitement nearly distracted me from the tiny pit in my stomach about the helicopter (spoiler alert: the fears were soon to be replaced with longing to fly again). Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 June 2025 Well, spoiler alert: Things do not go at all how Cane and Belle hoped. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2025 Picking up right after Georgia’s disastrous wedding (spoiler alert), the mother of two must now face the music after being arrested for the mercy killing of frenemy Cynthia’s terminally ill husband, Tom. Alicia Lansom, Refinery29, 5 June 2025 Keller Top, $47 (originally $105) Best Shoe Deal: Jeffrey Campbell Dagget Boot, $149 (originally $270) Best Bag Deal: Baobab Miko Bag, $214 (originally $475) Ahead, find out when Revolve hosts sales and what’s marked down at this very second (spoiler alert: a lot). Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spoiler alert

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spoiler alert was in 1982

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“Spoiler alert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoiler%20alert. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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