"kiss and tell" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kisses and tells [present, singular, third-person], kissing and telling [participle, present], kissed and told [participle, past], kissed and told [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|kiss<> and tell<,,told>}} kiss and tell (third-person singular simple present kisses and tells, present participle kissing and telling, simple past and past participle kissed and told)
  1. To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature. Related terms: kiss-and-tell, tell tales out of school Translations (betray a confidence by disclosing private information): laverrella (Finnish)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kiss and tell meaning in English (2.3kB)

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