kiss-and-tell

See also: kiss and tell

English

Adjective

kiss-and-tell

1. Betraying a confidence by disclosing private information.
   • 1994, Linda Resnick, Kerry H. Pechter, A Big Splash in a Small Pond: Finding a Great Job in a Small Company, Simon and Schuster (→ISBN), page 140:

     Lewis wound up making a six-figure income in his first year as a bond trader and then became famous with his kiss-and-tell best-seller about the inner workings of a Wall Street bank at the height of the 1980s financial boom.

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