spoiler alert

noun

: a reviewer's warning that a plot spoiler is about to be revealed

Examples of spoiler alert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As a free-thinking cabaret singer who knows her own mind and still decides (spoiler alert!) to follow her man into the desert, Dietrich, making her American film debut, is seductive to the millionth power. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024 Everyone thinks April is going to follow the Grey Sloan Memorial tradition and bail on the nuptials, but — spoiler alert! Ew Staff, EW.com, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for spoiler alert 

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Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spoiler alert was in 1982

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“Spoiler alert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoiler%20alert. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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