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tell-alls

tell-alls is the plural of tell-all.

Meaning of tell-all

Noun

tell-all (plural tell-alls)

  1. A publication, usually a book or magazine article, which tells all, revealing every detail, particularly information that is normally withheld.
    • At this point, we could all write a tell-all about our tabloid childhoods and contrive an autobiographical performance about the pleasures of humiliation.1998, Laurie Stone, Close to the Bone: Memoirs of Hurt, Rage, and Desire, page xi

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Questions about tell-alls

What is tell-alls the plural of?
Tell-alls is the plural of tell-all.

Words near tell-alls in the dictionary

  1. tell volumes
  2. tell you the truth
  3. tell you what
  4. tell-a-story
  5. tell-all
  6. tell-alls
  7. tell-tale
  8. tell-tale compass
  9. tell-tale compasses
  10. tell-tale-tit
  11. tell-tale-tits

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