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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Strong, 44, said of the episode, which featured several of the show’s main characters being murdered in — spoiler alert — what turns out to be an extended dream sequence. John Russell, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 But their close ties to the Westside Ripper (spoiler alert!) make that nearly impossible. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024 In that film, as her character Amber (spoiler alert!) heads to her comically bloody death, Madison goes from steely-faced to positively feral, unleashing guttural screeches and flailing her limbs as if possessed. Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024 The fundamental black-and-white thriller shocked audiences by—spoiler alert—butchering its apparent leading lady, Janet Leigh's Marion Crane, less than halfway through the story. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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