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

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Sources cite that Andrew might make the same move as Harry by publishing his very own tell-all memoir. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025 Host and Executive Producer Andy Cohen sits down with Jeff Lewis for a lively, uncensored tell-all before letting the fans put Andy in the hot seat. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025 The siblings had a falling out following the publication of Ciccone's tell-all memoir Life With My Sister Madonna. Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025 Specifically, their alliance begins after a prominent lawyer is brutally killed, shortly after agreeing to reveal secrets from his criminal past in a tell-all book that Falch was going to write. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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