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tell-all(adj.)

of biographies, etc., "revelatory, tending to disclose details of private life," 1959, from the verbal phrase, which was used by 1910 in headlines, etc., for "tell all that one knows, reveal the details;" see tell (v.) + all.

Fall Willing to 'Tell All', But Only in 'Proper Way' [headline from Teapot Dome scandal story in Charlotte (N.C.) News and Observer, March 22, 1928]

该词起源时间:1959年