kiss and tell
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Recount sexual exploits.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
While declaring undying love for me she'd been busy making herself a small fortune giving kiss - and - tell interviews to some tabloid rag. '
As a hugely successful show - biz journalist who pioneered ‘ kiss and tell’ journalism, Trudi chronicled the lives of the rich and famous.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Common questions
What does “kiss and tell” mean?
Recount sexual exploits.
Is “kiss and tell” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.