Word info

kiss and tell

Speech parts

1. kiss and tell - Adjective

2. kiss and tell - Verb

Meaning

kiss and tell (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, especially of a sexual nature.

kiss-and-tell

Betraying a confidence by disclosing private information.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

kiss-and-tell

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Examples

O fie, miss, you must not kiss and tell. William Congreve

Prince or commoner, tenor or bass, Painter or plumber or never-do-well, Do me a favor and shut your face - Poets alone should kiss and tell. Dorothy Parker

Where did you learn to do that so well? Where did you learn to do that so well? I guess that would be like kiss and tell. If it's a secret, why did you show me? Ben Harper

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