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spoiler

UK/ˈspɔɪ.lə/US/ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/
nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,750 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: spoilers

A spoiler is the leaked ending that ruins the story before you see it. Spoiler alert, avoid spoilers, a major spoiler.

Spoiler alert is the standing courtesy online, and how long a story stays spoilable is a genuine and unresolved argument. The word also names the flap on a car or an aircraft wing that spoils the airflow.

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Definitions of spoiler

  1. 1nounspoilerThe leaked ending that ruins the story before you see it.B1+

    “Don't tell me how the film ends; I don't want any spoilers!”

spoiler is a revelation.

Where it comes from

  1. Old French

    espoillier

  2. Middle English

    spoilen

  3. English

    spoil

  4. English, today

    spoiler

From spoil + -er. spoil comes from Middle English spoilen, from Old French espoillier. From Middle English spoilen, spuylen, borrowed from Old French espoillier, espollier, espuler, from Latin spoliō (“pillage, ruin, spoil”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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spoiler in the wild

  • Typically, the conclusion of a plot, including the climax and ending, is regarded as highly susceptible to spoilers.

    Spoiler (media)

  • Any narrative medium can produce spoilers, although they are usually associated with movies and television shows.

    Spoiler (media)

  • Most often, spoilers are hinged plates on the top surface of a wing that can be extended upward into the airflow to spoil the streamline flow.

    Spoiler (aeronautics)

  • However, flight spoilers are routinely referred to as "speed brakes" on transport aircraft by pilots and manufacturers, despite significantly reducing lift.

    Spoiler (aeronautics)

  • Leather and a moonroof became standard while revising the rear spoiler to just a lip spoiler.

    Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the espoillier family

spoil

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