: a written account (such as a biography) that contains revealing and often scandalous information
tell-all
adjective
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Officially, the Black Chamber didn’t exist until 1931, when its founder, Yardley—bitter after an abrupt dismissal—decided to expose it to the world in a tell-all book titled The American Black Chamber.
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Super agent Jason Weinberg, who also represents Dakota Johnson, is shepherding the tell-all through the auction process.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
His trial — the first to be televised from start to finish — unleashed a frenzy of tell-all books, interviews and 24/7 press coverage that forever changed how the media covers crime.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
In her 2024 tell-all, Cher: The Memoir, Part One, the performer details her tumultuous upbringing, the beginnings of her prolific career, and her leap into acting.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 31 Jan. 2025
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Super agent Jason Weinberg, who also represents Dakota Johnson, is shepherding the tell-all through the auction process.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
His trial — the first to be televised from start to finish — unleashed a frenzy of tell-all books, interviews and 24/7 press coverage that forever changed how the media covers crime.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
In her 2024 tell-all, Cher: The Memoir, Part One, the performer details her tumultuous upbringing, the beginnings of her prolific career, and her leap into acting.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Tell-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell-all. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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