tell-all

noun

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

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And your best people leave—not always with a scandal or a tell-all blog post, but in quiet protest. Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 There were Hollywood whispers that Sardelli was Hargitay's father, including a mention in a tell-all book about Mansfield written by her former publicist, Rusty Strait (who is also interviewed). Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 June 2025 Mary Trump has been outspoken against her uncle for years, and in 2020, published Too Much and Never Enough, a tell-all book about Trump and their family. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 Related Articles The collaboration comes about a year after the NFL cheerleading squad was spotlighted in a tell-all documentary on Netflix, which amassed 2.3 million views in just four days. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tell-all

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Jul. 2025.

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