tell-all

noun

ˈtel-ˈȯl 

: 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

That’s because Davis has spoken extensively about his role in the case, including in interviews with Los Angeles police and the media, in a 2019 tell-all book and during several bragging interviews done to promote the publication. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

As far as solo shows fashioned like family memoir go, this tell-all gives off loving warmth but could use just a bit more caffeine. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026

In Kitchen Confidential, the ludicrously readable memoir and culinary tell-all that first made Anthony Bourdain a household name, the period over which the new biopic Tony takes place is covered in just a few pages. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

This Tony, the future bad-boy tell-all insider of the culinary world, is still touchingly unformed—a mortar full of raw, pasty potential, crying out for life experience to pestle him into shape. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tell-all

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale