Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiss and tell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: kiss and tell
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"While I told Joe all about my Beth, and he told me about his Ellen, a student at Northwestern, I did not go into any details about my sex life; I have never liked to kiss and tell, even though I suppose that's what I'm doing in these pages."

Usage

Inflected Forms

kisses and tells (present, singular) kissing and telling (participle, present) kissed and told (participle, past) kissed and told (past)

Phrases

hiss-and-tell kiss-and-tell tell tales out of school

Frequently Paired Words

kiss-and-tell tell tales out of school

Questions

What does kiss and tell mean?: To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature.

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