Originally Posted by
slowplay
Yeah, I shouldn't expect a guy who profited from a "kiss and tell" book to have an adult discussion.
I'm pretty sure that's not what Buzz did. Look below.
Of course, getting angry and posting a mad face while personally attacking another poster isn't exactly an adult discussion, but we can roll with the punches here.
Meaning
Publicly retell of one's sexual exploits, often with the aim of revenge or monetary gain.
Origin
Kiss and tell is of course a euphemism - firstly, when stories of this sort arise we can take it for granted they will include details of more than just kissing. Also, if as is often the case now, they are printed in tabloid newspapers, sell would be a more appropriate word than tell. It might be thought to be a recent phenomenon, but it dates back to at least the late 17th century and appears in Congreve's play Love for Love, 1695: