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- DictionarySpoil·er a·lert
noun
- 1. (in a discussion or review of a film, book, television drama, etc.) a warning that an important detail of the plot development is about to be revealed: "the third season ended (spoiler alert if you don't want to know) with the intervention of a ‘lady in red’"
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Aug 5, 2024 · The meaning of SPOILER ALERT is a reviewer's warning that a plot spoiler is about to be revealed.
Oh - and spoiler alert - they get married. His focus is on the ending, read aloud at the outset - so perhaps the continuity announcer should introduce the show with a spoiler alert. The preview copy came with a spoiler alert that I mustn't tell you how or why one of the characters dies.
noun. /ˈspɔɪlər əlɜːt/. /ˈspɔɪlər əlɜːrt/. a warning that information about what is going to happen in a film, television series, etc. is about to be revealed. In the final episode (spoiler alert) he gets shot. Topics Film and theatre c2.
A warning that something divulges a secret or surprise about a piece of media and thus could potentially ruin the experience for someone. Sometimes used as an exclamation or interjection.
Oct 5, 2023 · While it's common to see a "spoiler alert" warning on top of a review, there's no universal agreement on "spoilers." It's up to every reviewer to determine which details are mere plot points and...
Spoiler Alert definition: An indication, placed in a text, that the plot of a drama is about to be exposed.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun spoiler alert. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
