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tell-all

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Telling all; revealing everything, particularly details or information that are normally withheld.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The statesman's tell-all memoirs were not published until long after death.
  • Open source is a tell-all software development strategy.

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noun

Meaning 2

A publication, usually a book or magazine article, which tells all, revealing every detail, particularly information that is normally withheld.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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