tell-all

noun

: a written account (such as a biography) that contains revealing and often scandalous information
tell-all adjective

Examples of tell-all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even in today’s world of celebrity tell-alls, Bacall’s emotional honesty is arresting. Lily Ruth Hardman, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024 The rift, which has been widening ever since Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal duties, was further exacerbated by the release of Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare in January 2023. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2024 Multiple sources told The New York Times that Trump removed him at the request of the incoming White House chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly — who is now another Trump critic — after Scaramucci gave an unhinged tell-all interview with The New Yorker about his new White House colleagues. Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024 Beyond the reveal that the band would reunite to play a string of U.K. stadiums in 2025, there has been silence: no tell-all interview, or dispatches on Liam’s unfiltered, often hilarious, X (formerly Twitter) profile. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tell-all 

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Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tell-all was in 1940

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“Tell-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell-all. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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