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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And year-old spoiler alert, but the franchise didn't end when John died at the end of the fourth film, as prequel TV series The Continental: From the World of John Wick premiered on Peacock later that same year. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024 How do two ’90s business rivals end up (spoiler alert) falling in love? —

Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024 This story should come with a disclaimer or spoiler alert, something. —

Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2024 Hungry Howie’s The company is offering its ’73 Classic Pizza (which, spoiler alert, is a pepperoni pizza) for $9.99 today only. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spoiler alert

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 19 Nov. 2024.

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