spoiler alert

noun

|Updated on: 19 Jul 2018

Definition of spoiler alert

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

Recent Examples of spoiler alert from the Web

Back are the antics of the highly dysfunctional Bluth family, with — spoiler alert — kissing-cousins jokes, the reusable banners, and scenes that feature multiple cast members, without trickery.

— editors, USA TODAY, "Starbucks' racial-bias training, Flight MH370 probe: 5 things you need to know Tuesday," 29 May 2018
By the end of this inspiring film, that fact has (spoiler alert) been movingly put to rest.

— frank scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Time for Ilhan': Film Review | Tribeca 2018," 27 Apr. 2018
Keep reading to find out what percentage of people in your region got which procedure (spoiler alert: Male breast reduction reigns in the Northeast).

— ruby buddemeyer, Marie Claire, "This Is the Most Popular Plastic Surgery Where You Live," 19 June 2018
Binge-watching and spoiler alert were added to the Oxford English Dictionary as part of a June update, the dictionary announced Thursday.

— ashley may, USA TODAY, "Spoiler alert, binge-watch, impostor syndrome added to Oxford English Dictionary," 14 June 2018
Later on in the video, Cardi is seen at her (spoiler alert) cheating husband's funeral wearing an all-black outfit accessorized by a wide-brimmed, veiled hat.

— helena yeung, Teen Vogue, "Cardi B Wears Platinum Blond and Pink Hair in "Be Careful" Music Video," 22 May 2018
And neither will Loduca’s own mother, who, spoiler alert, will be getting Charlie’s first-ever handmade Mother’s Day card.

— ellen mcgirt, Fortune, "Making Mother's Day More Inclusive," 10 May 2018
The movie, which is based on the Ocean's Eleven trilogy, focuses on (spoiler alert) Danny Ocean's sister, Debbie, who is planning to rob the Met Gala for a $150 million diamond necklace.

— USA TODAY, "Trump to face chilly reception at G-7 summit," 8 June 2018
The dramatic finale, when Tosca discovers that Scarpia has betrayed her and — spoiler alert! — leaps to her death from the Castel Sant’ Angelo, will not be shortchanged.

— anthony barcellos, sacbee, "Full-throated if not quite fully staged, it’s ‘Tosca’ | The Sacramento Bee," 4 May 2018

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