spoiler alert

noun

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

Examples of spoiler alert in a Sentence

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Missing from the season three cast list is original star Juliette Lewis, who — spoiler alert! —

Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024 Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle reviewed it firsthand, and spoiler alert: She was blown away (pun intended). —

Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024 Missing from the adult cast list is original star Juliette Lewis, as the 10-episode third season will pick up after the events of the shocking season two finale where — spoiler alert! —

Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024 Adams and Meghan filmed many scenes together across the first seven seasons of Suits, as a central storyline was their character's office romance which — spoiler alert! — eventually ended with a wedding. —

Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spoiler alert

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Dec. 2024.

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