"spoiler alert" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Head templates: {{en-interj}} spoiler alert
  1. An indication, placed in a text, that the plot of a drama is about to be exposed. Translations (an indication, placed in a text, that the plot of a drama is about to be exposed): alerta de spoiler [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-spoiler_alert-en-intj-Hn~0jLlk Disambiguation of 'an indication, placed in a text, that the plot of a drama is about to be exposed': 84 16
  2. Indicates that the speaker is about to reveal something unanticipated or unpleasant. Synonyms: spoilers ahead Translations (indicates that the speaker is about to reveal something unanticipated or unpleasant): lelövöm a poént [idiomatic] (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-spoiler_alert-en-intj-hcltFWKG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 58 16 Disambiguation of 'indicates that the speaker is about to reveal something unanticipated or unpleasant': 14 86

Noun [English]

Forms: spoiler alerts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spoiler alert (plural spoiler alerts)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spoiler, alert: a warning that plot elements in a drama will be exposed.
    Sense id: en-spoiler_alert-en-noun-KBZTAHgH

Inflected forms

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