Informal revealing personal or confidential information, as about a well-known person, gained from the author's close relationship with that person: a kiss-and-tell memoir
kiss and tell
kiss-and-tell
idiom
To kiss and tell is defined as to share your romantic exploits, especially those of a sexual nature, with others.
An example of kiss and tell is when a guy kisses the prom queen and then shares the news with the whole school.
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kiss-and-tell
adjective
InformalDisclosing private or confidential information, especially in a firsthand account: a kiss-and-tell memoir by a presidential aide.
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noun
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Adjective
Verb
(third-person singular simple present kisses and tells, present participle kissing and telling, simple past and past participle kissed and told)
- To betray a confidence by disclosing private information
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