Tell-all Definition
tĕlôl
adjective
Revealing intimate or scandalous details.
A tell-all memoir.
American Heritage
Designating or of a book, magazine article, interview, etc., esp. an autobiographical one, that reveals personal, often scandalous, information.
Webster's New World
That which tells all; revealing everything, particularly what is normally withheld.
The statesman's tell-all memoirs were not published until long after death.
Open source is a tell-all software development strategy.
Wiktionary
noun
A publication, such as a biography or memoir, that reveals intimate details or scandalous information.
American Heritage
A publication, usually a book or magazine article, which tells all; revealing everything, particularly what is normally withheld.
Wiktionary
verb
(idiomatic) To reveal everything, particularly information that is normally withheld.
The suspect told all when he saw the surveillance tapes linking him to the crime scene.
The actress's earthy new book tells all.
Wiktionary
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